Shravan month starts on Monday and ends on Monday, Shravan month will be of 29 days
This year the month of Sawan is very special because it is starting on Monday. Apart from this, Sarvarthasiddhi Yoga is also being formed along with Preeti, Ayushman Yoga. Worshiping Bholenath in this auspicious yoga will give many times more fruits. According to the Hindu calendar, Preeti Yoga is from morning till 5:58 pm. After this, Ayushman Yoga will start. At the same time, Sarvarthasiddhi Yoga will start from 5:57 am and will remain till 10:21 am. He told that Shravan month is considered a major occasion of worship of Lord Shiva. This is the reason why devotees worship the Lord the most, perform Abhishek and rituals in this month. By the way, this year Shravan month will be of total 29 days only.
Baba Mahakal will have 5 rides
Pandit Abhishek Sharma Bala Guru, priest of Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple, says that the month of Shravan has brought happiness for the devotees of Baba Mahakal, because in this month Baba Mahakal will come out in the form of a grand procession 5 times to give darshan to his devotees in his royal form. He said that the first procession will be on 22 July, the second procession on 29 July, the third procession on 5 August, the fourth procession on 12 August and the fifth procession on 19 August.
Shivaratri of Shravan month is also special
Shivaratri of Shravan month is very special. Shivaratri fast is observed on Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha every month. Shivaratri of Shravan month will fall on Friday, 2 August 2024. According to the Panchang, Chaturdashi Tithi of Shravan Krishna Paksha will start from 3:26 pm on August 2 and will end on August 3 at 3:50 pm. Shivaratniri is worshipped in Nishita Kaal, hence Shivaratri of Shravan will be celebrated on August 2.
This is the importance of Shravan month
The month of Shravan has special importance in Hinduism. According to mythological beliefs, Devshayani Ekadashi falls on the Ekadashi of the Shukla Paksha of the Ashad month. On this day, the creator of the universe goes into Yognidra in the Jhir Sagar. Along with this, he hands over the reins of the universe to Bholenath. In such a situation, Bholenath listens to the call of each of his devotees. It is said that Bholenath becomes very happy just by offering water to him with devotion. Apart from this, the Kanwar Yatra starts in the month of Shravan.
Preparations started in Mahakal temple for Shravan month
Assistant Administrator of the world famous Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple, Moolchand Junwal, said that preparations for the Shravan month have already begun in the Mahakaleshwar temple. If we talk about the devotees coming to see Baba Mahakal, more than one lakh devotees visit Baba Mahakal in Ujjain every Saturday, Sunday and Monday, while on other days of the week, about 50 to 60 thousand devotees are coming to Ujjain to see Baba Mahakal every day. He told that everything is going on normally right now, but as soon as the Shravan month begins, it is estimated that 3 lakh devotees will come to see Baba Mahakal every day. This is the reason that this time devotees of Baba Mahakal will be given darshan from 6 entry gates.
