Importance of Sawan Month | By Anjalika Sanstha

There are a lot of indications about the beginning of Sawan month. Dense clouds can be seen in the sky during the Sawan month. These clouds relieve the earth from the heat on raining. This month gives us a message to deal with the difficulties in our life. The rain gives a new life to nature and the surroundings. New buds can be seen along with flowers etc. Even the trees and plants give us a message to handle the problems in our life.

The first Monday in the Sawan is of great importance. There are three types of fasts that can be kept on Mondays. These including fasting on Mondays, Solah somvar (fasting on sixteen consecutive mondays) and Pradosh fast. Any one of these fasts should be started from the first Monday of the Sawan month. A huge crowd can be seen on the first Monday of the Sawan month in temples devoted to Lord Shiva. According to beliefs, worshipping Lord Shiva on this day provides a person with wealth.

On this day, the head of the family should take a bath in the morning and should be seated in a clean place. He should be facing the eastern or the northern direction. A wooden platform should be used which should be covered with a white cloth. He should then worship a Shivalinga. ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ should be recited. Milk mixed with water should be poured on the Shivalinga and ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ should be recited 108 times with a Rudraksha mala.

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