Happy Shravana 2024: Dates, time and significance of the month of Sawan

Shravana 2024: The month of Sawan is dedicated to worshipping Lord Shiva.

Sawan or Shravana is the fifth month of the Hindu solar calendar. This month is devoted to worshipping Lord Shiva. It is believed that those who dutifully worship Lord Shiva during this month are bestowed with success, happiness and prosperity. This year Sawan started on Thursday, July14.

The Mondays (Somwars) of this month are called Shravan Somwar or Sawan Somwar and have special significance. Devotees fast during this period, and some even go on to fast from the first Monday to the coming fifteen weeks, and this is known as Solah Somwar Vrat.

Start Date

This year, the month of Sawan starts from Sunday, 18 July 2022 and will end on Sunday, August 12, 2022.

• First Shravan Somwar Vrat: July 18, 2022, Monday
• Second Shravan Somwar Vrat: July 25, 2022, Monday
• Third Shravan Somwar Vrat: August 1,2022, Monday.
• Fourth Shravan Somwar Vrat: August 8, 2022, Monday

Shravana Ends: August 12, 2022, friday

During this month devotees usually bathe, visit the temple, perform puja and so on, but this year on account of the coronavirus pandemic it is best to stay indoors and observe the festival by doing puja at home and offering water, milk, flowers, bel patra on the Shivling and reciting the vrat katha from the safety of one's home. Worshippers chant prayers including Maha Mrutyunjay mantra and Om Namah Shivaya. While most devotees fast on the Mondays, several also fast throughout the month.