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Shravan Maas |
[A].Shravan Maas 2021:(North/East India).
[B].Shravan Maas 2021:(West/South India).
[C].Somvar Vrat 2021 And Fasting Dates:
[D].Somvar Vrat 2021 And Fasting Dates:
[E].Shravan Maas: 2021 in Gujarat
[A].Shravan Maas 2021 :
Will Begin In Some States Of North/East India such as Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, etc; as per below date:
1.Shravan Maas Begins 25, July 2021, Sunday,
2.Shravan Maas Ends 22, August 2021, Sunday.
[B].Shravan Maas 2021 :
Will Begin In Some States Of West/South India such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, etc; as per below date:
1.Shravan Maas Begins 9 August 2021, Monday,
2.Shravan Maas Ends 7 September 2021, Tuesday.
The Significance of Shravan Maas 2021:
- Shravan Maas is a very holy month for the Hindu religion. Shravan Maas is devoted to Devo Ke Dev Mahadev(Lord Shiva).
- During the whole month, all people worship God Mahadev (Bholenath).
- During the whole month, most people fast on all Mondays(Somvar) of Shravan Maas.
- One of the beliefs is that if anyone worships Lord Shiva during the whole Shravan Month heartily, all their desires are fulfilled very soon.
- So devotees pray heartily to Mahadev to seek the blessing of Lord Shiva.
- All Mondays (Shravan Somvar Vrat) of Shravan Month are considered very holy days for fasting.
- There are mostly 4/5 Somvar falls during Shravan Maas.
- Most of the devotees keep fasting for the whole day and worship Lord Shiva on every Somvar Of Shravan Maas.
- Many devotees keep fasting for 16 Somvars (16 Mondays), starting from the 1st Somvar of Shravan Maas.
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Shri Shankar-Parvati |
- All Tuesdays [Mangal Gauri(Parvati) Vrat -2021] of Shravan Maas are also very auspicious for fasting, dedicated to Goddess Parvati(The Consort Of Lord Shiva).
- Most women keep fasting every Tuesday(Mangalvar) and worship Goddess Parvati.
[C].Somvar Vrat 2021 And Fasting Dates:
[D].Somvar Vrat 2021 And Fasting Dates:
What spiritual activities do people do during this holy month- Shravan Maas?
➤ During all days of Shravan, Most people get up early in the morning & take bathing, wear neat & clean clothes and firstly like to visit Shivalaya; will worship Linga & worship Lord Shiva heartily, chanting “Om Namah Shivay” and “Mahamrityunjay Mantra”.
➤ During Shravan Maas the devotees also like to chant all these mantras all day to get the blessing of Mahadev. It is also believed that Mahadev blesses all devotees with health, wealth, and happiness.
➤ People also participating in a group of Spiritual songs which is held at Shivalay.
➤ During Shravan Maas Fast, devotees mostly eat fruits, meals prepared with Sabudana use Rock Salt(Sendha Namak), milk, and milk products. Some devotees eat one meal a day.
➤ During Shravan Maas, the devotees also like to visit Jyotirlingas to pray to Lord Shiva to fulfill
their desired goals.
There are a total of 12 main Jyotirlinga is self-manifested (Swayambhu) by Lord Shiva for his devotees.
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Jyotirlinga |
Name Of 12 Important Jyotirlingas Temple out of 64 Jyotirlingas are:-
➤Somnath Mahadev Veraval, Gujarat
➤Mallikarjuna Mahadev Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
➤Mahakaleswar Mahadev Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
➤Rameshwaram Mahadev, Rameshwaram,Tamil Nadu
➤Omkareshwar Mahadev in Khandwa,Madhya Pradesh
➤Kedarnath Mahadev Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
➤Bhimashankar Mahadev Sahyadri, Maharashtra
➤Vishwanath Mahadev Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
➤Trimbakeshwar Mahadev Nashik, Maharashtra
➤Ghrishneshwar, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
➤Vaidyanath Or Baijnath, Deogarh, Jharkhand
➤Nageshvara Mahadev, Dwarka, Gujarat
- Lord Shiva also is known as “Devo Ka Dev Mahadev” & “Bholenath” -mean main Lord out of Lords.
- People like to offer various holy things to Linga such as milk mixture of holy Ganga Water & Honey, Black Sesame, Dry Dates, Datura's Flower & Fruits, other flowers & fruits, and mainly Bael Leaf to Lord Shiva on this great Shravan Maas.
- Even people offer pure water to Lord Shiva on this great Shravan Maas.
- The Shravan Maas is a very special day as per Hinduism.
[E].Shravan Maas: 2021 in Gujarat
In Gujarat and some other states, few other holy festivals come during Shravan Maas which are mentioned below:
✍[1] Dashama Sthapana Vrat:
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Dashama Maa |
a.This festival will begin on Sunday, 08 August
2021; and ends on Tuesday, 17 August 2021.
b.This is a 10 days festival and during these days all
devotees worship Goddess Dashama to get blessings from Mata Dashama.
✍[2] Naag Panchami Vrat: Naag Panchami Vrat falls on Friday, 13, August 2021.
✍[3] Rakshabandhan.
a. Rakshabandhan is also
known as "BALEV" in some places of India. It is a holy day for All
Sisters who pray on this day for her brother for their long and bright
life.
b. And Sisters like to tie a decorative string to their brother's wrist called "Rakhi" and
eat them, sweets. This festival comes on Sunday, 22 August 2021.
✍[4] Raadhan Chhath & Sitala Saatam:
a. Raandhan Chhath starts on-
Saturday, 14, August 2021 & Sitala Saatam - Sunday, 15, August 2021. And
next:
b. Raandhan Chhath starts on- Saturday, 28, August 2021 & Sitala Saatam - Sunday, 29, August 2021.
✍[5] Janmashtami.
⇨ Janmashtami is also known as Gokulashtami which is come on Monday, 30 August 2021.
⇨ God Shree Krishna was born on Shravan Ashtami and will celebrate on the above-mentioned date in 2021.
⇨ Shree Krishna is known as "Purna Purushottam Parmeshwar". He had gave Geeta Ghyan to Arjun, one of Pandavas.
⇨ People do fasting on this day and like to eat
after the celebration of the festival of Shree Bal Krushan's happy birthday at 12 O'clock at
night. People visit temples and worship Lord Shree Krishna and also chanting
“Jai Ranchhod Maharaja & Shree Krishnam Vande Jagat Guru”.
✍[6] Jeevantika Maa Vrat:
a.Women keep fasting one of the Friday (Shukravar) of Shravan Maas.
b. All Fridays of Shravan Maas falls on the following dates:
- 13, August 2021,
- 20, August 2021,
- 27, August 2021,
- 03, September 2021.
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