Skip to main content

Significance And Importance Of The Hindu Month Of Sravan

Varalakshmi Decoration
The Hindu month of Sraavan is popularly known as Sawan in Hindi and Sravana Masam in Telugu. It is the 5th month in the Hindu calendar. Sravana Masam is one of the most important and auspicious months for Hindus.

It is also the most enjoyable month particularly by Hindu women as the month is full of festivals and festive celebrations. And rains too enhance the beauty of Mother Nature during this month. It coincides with the Gregorian month of August.

Also Read: Hindu Calendar

Sravana masam is the most awaited month for Hindus. The month is highly auspicious for performing social functions like marriages, gruhapravesam (house-warming ceremony), upanayanam (thread ceremony) and other such functions.

Related Topics:
1. Traditional Telugu Brahmin Marriage
2. Gruhapravesam

The month derived it's name from Sravana Nakshatram - the birth star of Lord Vishnu. Hence the month is highly auspicious and very dear to Goddess Lakshmi Devi (wife of Lord Vishnu). Hindu women specially worship Lakshmi on Fridays and Tuesdays of the month for a happy and prosperous life.

Also Read: Ashtalakshmi

Sravana Sukravaralu (Fridays) and Sravana Mangalavaralu (Tuesdays) are highly auspicious for the Telugu people.

The second Friday of the month i.e the Friday before full moon day of the month is the most important one and women perform Varalakshmi Vratam on this day by decorating the goddess in a special way.

Also Read: Varalakshmi vratam procedure

Besides Fridays the four Tuesdays of the month are equally important for newly married women. They perform Sravana Mangala Gowri Nomu and specially worship Mangala Gowri Devi on 4 Tuesdays for a prosperous / blissful married life and for a healthy / long life of husband. This vratam is performed particularly by the Brahmin community.

Related Topic: Sravana Mangala Gowri Vratam

The full moon day of the month is very auspicious and important. This day is known as Sraavana Pournami. Raksha Bandhan - a festival that strengthens the brother-sister relationship - is celebrated on this day mostly in North India. In South India, this day is celebrated as Janjaala Pournami. The men of a particular community who wear the sacred thread (janjam) perform upakarma and wear new sacred thread on this day.

Janmaastami - the birth day of Lord Krishna - is yet another important festival which is celebrated in the month of Sraavan. The entire month is full of festivity and the Hindus remain themselves busy celebrating the festivals one after the other. The month of Sawan is very dear to the people in North as it is monsoon time and people enjoy the rains which enhance the beauty of nature.

Also Read: Sri Krishna Janmashtami

List of Indian Hindu Festivals in Sravana Masam 2022

Sravana Masam begins on 29th July 2022 for Telugu people and ends on 27th August 2022.

2nd Aug - 1st Sravana Mangalavaram (Tuesday)
5th Aug - Varalakshmi Vratam
12th Aug - Sravana Pournami / Raksha Bandhan / Janjhala Pournami
19th Aug - Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

Seemantham - The South Indian Traditional Baby Shower ceremony

Seemantham is a traditional south Indian way of celebrating baby shower. The same is celebrated in north India as 'godbharai' ('god' means lap in Hindi - 'd' in 'god' is pronounced as 'the' and bharai means 'to fill'). The celebration differs from region to region. Seemantham is also known by the names 'poolu mudupu' (i.e adoring flowers in the hair) and 'gajulu todagadam' (i.e wearing glass bangles) in Telugu. It is celebrated in the 5th or 7th or 9th month of pregnancy. Seemantham is one of the 16 Hindu samskaras known as 'simantonnayana' in Sanskrit. It is a samskara of the embryo / foetus that develops in the pregnant woman's womb. Usually, seemantham is celebrated for the 1st pregnancy only and not for the subsequent conceives. There are certain superstitious believes on celebrating the function. In the olden days, people believed that pregnant women are easily prone to 'dishti' or evil e
Post a Comment
Continue Reading »

How To Perform Aksharabhyasam At Home And Basar temple

Aksharabhyasam Meaning The word 'Akshara' means letters (alphabets) in Sanskrit and 'abhyasam' means practice. Aksharabhyasam is a traditional religious function of Hindus. It is also known as 'Vidyaarambham' which literally means starting of education. In this function a child is given initiation for writing / education. With this function the child is ready to receive formal education in a school. The function is performed in different ways in different regions of India. When to perform aksharabhyasam In the olden days, aksharabhyasam was performed when the child was 5 years old. But presently because of early education at Kindergarten level, parents perform this ceremony when the child is in his 3rd year i.e. after the child completes 2 years. Normally there is a belief that aksharabhyasam should not be performed after the child completes 3 years and is in its 4th year. Where to perform aksharabhyasam The function can be performed either in a temp
Continue Reading »

School Speeches - Farewell Speech By School Principal to Outgoing Students

Author Reserves All Rights. Listen to the speech in my YouTube Channel: This sample speech would be helpful for the school principal to deliver on the occasion of school farewell day party. Respected teachers and my dear students, Good Morning / Good Afternoon to each one present here and a very warm welcome to you to the school farewell party. It's a nostalgic feeling as I remember my student life in school and my school farewell party. I am sure we all have mixed feelings on this day which is a blend of joy and sadness. On one hand you feel enthusiastic as you will be stepping into a completely new different world where you will find relatively more freedom than in a school life. While on the other hand you will feel sad as you have to depart from your school / classmates. My dear friends the time has come to bid you all farewell with a heavy heart from this esteemed institution which protected you, cared for you, supported you and guided you all these years.
Post a Comment
Continue Reading »