Shravan Month 2023: Dates, Significance, Puja Vidhi & Fast Rituals
Shravan month, commonly known as Sawan or Shravan Maas, is regarded as a holy month according to Hindu Purana. It is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. Shravan generally comes around July to August month according to the western calendar.
The Hindu month of Shravan is holy and auspicious from both religious and astrological points of view. It is the best time to perform any auspicious ceremony as every day during this month is lucky and spiritually charged. Lord Shiva is worshipped this month.
In fact, Sawan Mahina is all the more auspicious month for Shaivite Hindus as there are various stories and traditions that link the special significance of Lord Shiva to this festival.
Festivals have always been a huge part of Indian culture, but when festivals also take place during a holy month, it brings another form of celebration for devotees and Hindus in general. The month of Sawan is a whole festivity in itself. But many celebrations arrive within it which have tales of their own.
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Dates and Timings of Shravan Somwar
Dates of Shravan Maas for North Indian States
This year, the month of Shravan 2023 will begin from July 18, 2023, Tuesday, and will continue till August 31, 2023, Tuesday for North Indian states (Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgar. There will be only four Sawan Mondays this year.
- Shravana Begins *North: Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
- 1st Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Jul 10, 2023
- 2nd Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Jul 17, 2023
- Shravana Adhika Maas Start date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
- 1st Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Jul 24, 2023
- 2nd Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Jul 31, 2023
- 3rd Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 7, 2023
- 4th Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 14, 2023
- Shravana Adhika Maas End date: Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023
- 3rd Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 21, 2023
- 4th Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 28, 2023
- Shravana End date: Tuesday, Aug 31, 2023
Dates of Shravan Maas for South Indian & West Indians States
- Shravana Begins *South: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
- Shravana Adhika Maas Start date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
- 1st Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Jul 24, 2023
- 2nd Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Jul 31, 2023
- 3rd Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 7, 2023
- 4th Shravan Leaped Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 14, 2023
- Shravana Adhika Maas End date: Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023
- 1st Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 21, 2023
- 2nd Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Aug 28, 2023
- 3rd Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Sep 4, 2023
- 4th Shravan Somwar Vrat: Monday, Sep 11, 2023
- Shravana End date: Tuesday, Sep 15, 2023
Why the name Shravan?
Shravan Month Legend
Rituals of Shravan Month
Significance Of Shravan
How Shravan Month is Celebrated?
The Astrological Significance of the Shravan Month
How to Worship Shiva in Sawan as per the Zodiac Signs?
The Festivals that Follow during Shravan Month
Nag Panchami
It is believed to offer milk to snakes on this day by people who believe in astrology. It is also known that snakes do not consume milk at all. Snakes are considered holy species as their species have a special place in Lord Shiva’s body.
It is said that when snakes went to Shiva to complain about how men despise their race, due to his compassionate heart, he gave them the honour to be placed around his neck like a precious ornament.
Nag Panchami puja is auspicious as snakes are considered divine creatures, according to Vedas.
Raksha Bandhan
This festival is celebrated for signifying the bond between brothers and sisters. As the name ‘Raksha’ means protection, it is said that whoever protects you, you can tie a silk string to them as gratitude and promise of protecting you.
Along with Raksha Bandhan, a festival called Nariyal Poornima is also celebrated on the full moon. The coastal Indian natives offer a coconut to the sea to respect the god of the sea and for them to calm down after the rainy season as most natives there depend on the sea for a living.