Shravana (month)

Shravana
Upākarma in Tamil Nadu state by Brahmins in the month of Śrāvaṇa
CalendarHindu calendar
Month number5
SeasonRainy
Gregorian equivalentJuly-August
Significant days
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Śrāvaṇa (Sanskrit: श्रावण) is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Śrāvaṇa is the fifth month of the year, typically beginning in mid to late July and ending in late August. In the Tamil calendar, it is known as Āvani and is the fifth month of the solar year. In lunar religious calendars, Śrāvaṇa begins on the new moon (according to the amanta tradition) or the full moon (according to the purnimanta tradition) and is the fifth month of the year. Srabon (Bengali: শ্রাবণ; also spelt Sravan) is the fourth month of the solar Bengali calendar. It is also the fourth month of the Nepali calendar. Śrāvaṇa is also the second month of Varsha (the rainy season).

The month of Shravana is very important for the entire Indian subcontinent, as it is connected to the arrival of the south-west monsoons. For many Hindus, the month of Shravana is a month of fasting. Many Hindus will fast every Monday to Shiva and/or every Tuesday to Parvati. Fasting on Tuesdays of this month is known locally as "Mangala Gauri Vrat".[1]

  1. ^ "2022 Sawan Somwar, Shravan Somwar Vrat dates for New York City, New York, United States".

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