Shraavan Maas is the 5th month of Hindu Lunar calendar year. It is considered a very holy month. Many holy activities are performed in this month. It is auspicious to donate new sandals / Chappals and honey during this month.

1) Shraavan Krishn Dwiteeyaa - Phal Dwiteeyaa Vrat
On Shraavan Krishn Dwiteeyaa. Worship Bhagavaan with fruits in the morning, keep fast the whole day and eat the same fruits in the evening.

(2) Shraavan Krishn Panchamee - Naag Panchamee Festival
On Shraavan Krishn Panchamee. Worship Naag and save yourself from Naag, serpents and snakes.

(3) Shraavan Shukla Teej - Hariyaalee Teej Festival
Hariyaalee Teej falls on Shraavan Shukla Teej. It is most popular in UP and Uttaraanchal. This is not a Vrat (fast) as such. Married women and girls worship Gauree with many delicious foods, take out Baayanaa and swing. In fact the whole Shraavan Maas is for them. They come to stay at their parent's house to celebrate all these festivals. Parents-in-laws send Sindaaraa (sweets, clothes, jewelry and other things for Suhaagin, such as Sindoor, glass bangles and cosmetics etc) for their daughter-in-law. If somehow the girl or the woman is in her in-law's house then the parents or her brother sends this to her in her in-laws' house.

(4) Shraavan Poornimaa - Rakshaa Bandhan
This day sisters tie Raakhee on the right wrist of their brothers.

There are some other Vrat to be kept and auspicious things to be done in this month.

(5) Monday Vrat
Keeping fast on all Mondays of Shraavan Maas is very common in Uttar Pradesh area. Unmarried girls, married girls and women, even men are seen fasting these days in this month. See Monday Vrat for details.

(6) Tuesday Vrat
This Vrat is called Mangalaa Gauree Vrat and it is kept on all Tuesdays of Shraavan Maaas. This Vrat may also be kept by anybody, girls, women, married women, men, anybody. See Tuesday Vrat for details.

(7) Thursday Poojaa
Who have Guru Dosh in the ir charts, worship Brihaspati on all Thursdays of Shraavan Maas. They do Brihaspati Shaani Hom or Shaanti Jap for his evil effects. It is done for good education, longevity of life and recovery of physical illness.

(8) Saturday Vrat
People do Hanumaan Poojaa on all Saturdays in Shraavan Maas. This festival is called Maaruti Ashwatth Poojaa in Mahaaraashstra and in some parts of Gujaraat. Ashwatth tree (Banyan tree) is also worshipped along with Hanumaan

Shraavan Shukla Chauth
Those who have Sarp Dosh in their Jaatak (birth chart), they should do Sarp Sanskaar Hom, Ashlesha Bali. It will bring Vansh Abhivriddhi (children) and they will be relieved from Sarp Dosh.

Shravan Shukla Panchamee
Those who have Budh Grah Dosh in their Jaatak (birth chart), they should do Vainateya Hom , Naaraayan Hom . By doing this Hom, they will be relieved from Budh Graha Dosh.

Shraavan Shukla Shashthee
Those who are running Guru Dashaa, they should Rudra Hom on this day, so that obstacles in Guru Dashaa can be relieved.

Shraavan Shukla Tuesday
Mangalaa Gauree Vrat, Indraakshee Hom, Gauree Hom, Rudra Hom to be performed by those who have Chandra Dashaa, Shukra Dashaa and have marriage problems. They will be married soon by doing these.

Shraavan Shukla Chaturdashi
Those who have problems in education, they should perform Hayagreev Hom, Medha Dakshinaa Moorthi Hom, Sarswatee Hom. Those who follow Rig Roopaa Karmaa or Yaju Roopaa Karmaa, they should change their Yagyopaveet with 1000 Gayatri Jap.

Go Back to  Shraavan Maas Vrat