Shravan 2027 – Start of Sawan Month in Traditional Hindu North Indian Calendar - Shravan Mahina

Shravan Month, or Sawan Mahina, is one of the holiest Hindu months and is dedicated to Lord Shiva in North India. Shravan Month 2027 starts on July 19 to August 17. 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 2084.

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 July 19, July 26, August 2, August 9 and August 16, 2027
• 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 2027 Krishna and Shukla Paksha

Shravan Month Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from July 19 to August 2
Shravan Month Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) is from  August 3 to August 17

Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Shravan Month 2027 is on July 22. The Chandrodaya or Moonrise time as per North Indian calendars is 8:58 PM.

Shravan Mahina Ekadasi Vrat in North India

Kamika or Kamada Ekadasi – July 29
Pavitra - Putrada Ekadashi – August 12, 2027

Shravan Mahina Pradosh Vrat in North India

Pradosh – July 31, 2027 

Pradosh – August 14, 2027 

Shravan Amavasya in Hindi Panchang in North India

Amavasya is on August 2, 2027
The Amavasi begins at 6:19 PM on August 1 and ends at 3:52 PM on August 2, 2027.

Shravan Purnima
Purnima is on August 17, 2027. 

The Purnima Vrat is marked on August 16.
The Purnima begins at 9:42 AM on August 16 and ends at 11:44 AM  on August 17

Festivals and auspicious days in Shravan Mahina 2027

Shravan Shivratri - July 31

Hariyali Amavasya – August 2
Hariyali Teej – August 5

Nag Panchami – August 6

Kalki Jayanti – August 7
Tulsidas Jayanti – August 8

Raksha Bandhan – August 17

Please note that Shravan month in calendars followed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh begins on August 3, 2027 and ends on August 31, 2027.

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

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