Lunar month 5 of 12 · Varsha (monsoon)
Shravana Maas श्रावण
Shravana is the holiest month of the monsoon and the great month of Shiva. Each of its Mondays (Shravan Somvar) is kept as a special fast for Shiva.
- Presiding deity
- Shiva
- Season (ritu)
- Varsha (monsoon)
- Order
- Month 5 of 12
Significance
It is dense with festivals - Nag Panchami, Raksha Bandhan on its full moon, and Krishna Janmashtami - and is considered supremely auspicious for worship and vows, even as it lies within Chaturmas.
Festivals in Shravana
- Shravan Somvar (Shiva Mondays)
- Nag Panchami
- Raksha Bandhan
- Krishna Janmashtami
Observances
A month of fasting and devotion: Shravan Somvar fasts for Shiva, offering water and bilva leaves at Shiva temples, and the tying of the rakhi on Raksha Bandhan.