Shravan month, or Shravana Mas, is one of the holiest Hindu months. This Hindi month is filled with various festivals and auspicious days. The most famous is the Mondays in Shravan month which is dedicated to Lord Shiva and many people observe the famous Somvar Vrat. The Shravan Month in traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India in 2009 begins on July 8 and ends on August 6.
(In Gujarat and Maharashtra calendar Shrawan month begins on July 22 and ends on August 20.)
Legend has it that the Samudra Manthan(Churning of Ocean) took place in this month and Lord Shiva drank the poison HalaHala to save the world and as a result of it the throat of Shiva became blue in color and he came to be known by the name of Neelakanth.
Shravan month is considered highly auspcious and is referred as one of the holiest months in Hindi Calendar. Shravan Month is also the first month in the Chatur Mas - four holy months.
Shravan Krishna Paksha for Hindu Hindi Calendar 2066 begins on July 8 and ends on July 22. Shravan Shukla Paksh begins on July 22 and ends on August 6.
As per the traditional Hindi calendars followed in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh,
In Shravan Month, Mondays are dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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very useful information......thanks a lot....keep posting
Useful information indeed. thanks to this my wife is making me egg bhurji (after confirming that shrava masa is over :)
Thank you for the information. Does anyone know any details about the kavar mela in Uttarakhand during Shravan? How do I go about joining it this year? (This is the mela where people take water from the Gangotri glacier and bring it down to a Shiv temple in Mukteshwar).
Thanks!
Thanks for the info. Does anyone know details about the kavar mela in which people take water from Gangotri glacier and bring it down to the Shiv temple in Mukhteshwar during the month of Shravan? How do I go about joining it? When/where does it start?
Thanks!
Thaku you very much for furnishing the detail.
Birendra Kumar Thakur
During the month of Sravan from late July to early August, which coincides with the monsoon, over a million pilgrims arrive at Haridwar and Rishikesh. These Kavar, as they are called, collect vessels of Gangajal and carry them to a Shiv temple at Neelkanth or Garh Mukteshwar, over a hundred kilometers downstream or to Shiva temple of they’re faith. Some of the more ambitious Kavar walk all the way from Gaumukh Glacier above Gangotri, an added distance of three hundred kilometers or from Dev Prayag (70 km. from Rishikesh), the confluence of River Alaknanda & Bhagirathi.Visit During the month of Sravan from late July to early August, which coincides with the monsoon, over a million pilgrims arrive at Haridwar and Rishikesh. These Kavar, as they are called, collect vessels of Gangajal and carry them to a Shiv temple at Neelkanth or Garh Mukteshwar, over a hundred kilometers downstream or to Shiva temple of they’re faith. Some of the more ambitious Kavar walk all the way from Gaumukh Glacier above Gangotri, an added distance of three hundred kilometers or from Dev Prayag (70 km. from Rishikesh), the confluence of River Alaknanda & Bhagirathi.http://www.uttrakhandhotels.com/gangakinare/discover/kavar.htm.
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