📣 For more lifestyle news, click here to join our WhatsApp Channel and also follow us on Instagram
© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd
Tags:
Journalism of Courage
Sawan Somvar 2023 Puja Vidhi: In Hinduism, the month of Sawan is considered to be very auspicious. This auspicious month is devoted to worshipping Lord Shiva. During the holy month of Sawan, on each Monday, or Somvar, devotees visit the temple and offer milk, flowers, holy water, and bael leaves to Shiva. It is believed that those, who observe fast on Sawan Somvar, Lord Shiva blesses them with happiness, health, wealth and desired wish fulfilment.
This year the month of Sawan will start from July 4, 2023, Tuesday. The Monday that comes in the month of Sawan is known as Sawan Somvar. Normally five Mondays are seen in the month of Sawan, but in the year 2023, Sawan month, only four Mondays are going to fall. It will end on August 31, 2023, Thursday.
Sawan Shivratri, which falls in the holy month of Sawan, will be observed on July 15. On this day, devotees perform the Maha Rudra-Abhishek puja to usher in peace, marital bliss, prosperity, and good health.
Sawan Shivratri is more popular in the northern states of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar where Purnimant Lunar Calendar is followed. While in the south, in places like Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Sawan Shivratri corresponds to Ashadha Shivratri as they follow the Amavasyant Lunar Calendar.
Worshippers observe fast and only consume fruits and water. Devotees offer Panchamrut, which is a mixture of milk, yoghurt, ghee, gangajal, and honey along with bilva leaves to Lord Shiva. The worshippers wear rudraksha mala and recite Shravan Somwar Vrata Katha every Monday.
Devotees chant ‘Om Namah Shivay’ and ‘Mahamrityunjaya Mantra’. Also, people perform Shiv aarti on this auspicious day.
📣 For more lifestyle news, follow us on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook and don’t miss out on the latest updates!
