Shravan 2026 Dates – Sawan Month in Traditional Hindu North Indian Calendar - Shravan Mahina 2026 Start

Shravan Month, or Sawan Mahina, is one of the holiest Hindu months and is dedicated to Lord Shiva in North India. Shravan Month 2026 starts on July 30 to August 28. The Shravan Month is the fifth month in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in North India. This calendar is followed mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh and other North Indian states. A month in these regions is calculated from the day after Purnima or full moon to the next Purnima. The year in the Hindi Calendar is Saka 2083.

Rituals - Fasting - Puja and Other Observances in Shravan Month

• Non-vegetarian food is completely avoided.
• People make it a point to visit Shiva temples on Sawan Mondays.
• The Mondays or Somwar in Shravan month is dedicated to worship of Shiva. The Mondays in the month are on August 3, August 10, August 17 and August 24, 2026
• Mangala Gouri Puja is observed on Tuesdays in Shravan Month.
• Shravan Month is also the first month in the Chatur Maas - four holy months.

Shravan Month 2026 Krishna and Shukla Paksha

Shravan Month Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from July 30 to August 12
Shravan Month Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) is from  August 13 to August 28

Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Shravan Month 2026 is on August 2. The Chandrodaya or Moonrise time as per North Indian calendars is 9:29 PM.

Shravan Mahina Ekadasi Vrat in North India

Kamika or Kamada Ekadasi – August 9
Pavitra - Putrada Ekadashi – August 23, 2026

Shravan Mahina Pradosh Vrat in North India

Pradosh – August 10, 2026 (Som Pradosh Vrat)

Pradosh – August 25, 2026 (Bhauma Pradosh Vrat)

Shravan Amavasya in Hindi Panchang in North India

Amavasya is on August 12, 2026
The Amavasi begins at 1:53 AM on August 12 and ends at 11:07 PM on August 12, 2026.

Shravan Purnima
Purnima is on August 28, 2026. 

The Purnima Vrat is marked on August 27.
The Purnima begins at 9:09 AM on August 27 and ends at 9:48 AM  on August 28

Festivals and auspicious days in Shravan Mahina 2026

Shravan Shivratri - August 11

Hariyali Amavasya – August 12
Hariyali Teej – August 15

Nag Panchami – August 17

Kalki Jayanti – August 18
Tulsidas Jayanti – August 19

Raksha Bandhan – August 28

Please note that Shravan month in calendars followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh begins on August 13, 2026 and ends on September 11, 2026.

Read more about the importance of Shravan month and the rituals.

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Shravan Month in Maharashtra
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