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In Hindustani classical music, many songs are themed around Radha and Krishna during the rainy season, and also Bollywood songs, e.g., Sawan ki Ritu Aai, Sawan ka Mahina Pawan kare Sor' and 'Rim jhim gire Saawan'. During Shravana, the Hindu community in the regions of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka practice a vegetarian diet. This is because ...
During the Purnima of Sawan month, according to Daswani and Parchani (1978) the family priest in Sindh "traditionally tied a rakhi on the entire family while the ritual of a sister tying the Rakhi round a brother's wrist has been borrowed as a result of non-Sindhi influence in North India." [7] In this festival, sisters tie a Rakhi to their ...
Sāwaṇ or Sāuṇ (Shahmukhi: ساؤݨ; Gurmukhi: ਸਾਵਣ, ਸਾਉਣ, Punjabi pronunciation: [saːʋəɳᵊ, saːʊɳᵊ]) is the fifth month [1] in the Punjabi calendar and the Nanakshahi calendar.
Śrāvaṇa or Sawan or Shrawan: July–August: 31/32 6: Bhādrapada or Bhādra or Bhado August–September: 30/31/32 7: Āśvin or Aasoj or Ashwin or Kwar: September–October: 30/31 8: Kārtika or Kattik or Kartik: October–November: 29/30 9: Agrahāyaṇa or Mangsir or Mingsar/Mārgaśīrṣa or Aghan: November–December: 29/30 10: Pauṣa ...
Parthiva Shivlinga Puja is a group of three Indic words Parthiva, Shivlinga and Puja. The literal meaning of Parthiva is earthly i.e., made from earthly material like soil, sand or mud. Similarly Shivalinga is the iconic representation of Lord Shiva and Puja literally means worship. Therefore, the literal meaning of Parthiva Shivlinga Puja is ...
People also fast during the month of Shrawan. It is known as the month of Lord Shiva.The fast can be 'broken' on the Shrawan 15 if you invite people over to your house and feed them delicious Kheer (Rice Pudding) and other vegetable curries (such as Alu Dum, Alu Tama, Paneer) and possibly sukuti.
Jalabhisheka is a compound Sanskrit word. The word Jalabhisheka is constituted by compounding the two Sanskrit terms Jala and Abhisheka.The simple meaning of the term Jala is water and its ritualistic meaning is holy water.
Varalakshmi Vratam (Sanskrit: वरलक्ष्मी व्रतम्, romanized: Varalakṣmī Vratam), also called Varalakshmi Puja, is a Hindu observance to propitiate the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. [1] Varalakshmi is the manifestation of Lakshmi who grants boons (varam).