Hariyali Amavasya

 

• Hariyali Amavasya is also called as Sravan Amavasya
• It is celebrated in Shravan month as per the North Indian calendar
• It comes a day after Sawan Shivratri after three days of Hariyali Amavasya Hariyali Teej is celebrated.
• It is celebrated with great fervor as the festival of the rainy season, on this day Lord Shiva is worshipped with full devotion.
• It is renowned in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh.
• In Maharashtra it is called Gatari Amavasya, in Andhra Pradesh as Chukkala Amavasya, and in Odhisa it is celebrated as Chitalagi Amavasya.
• Devotees get up early and take a bath and male members of the family perform ancestral rites to their deceased family members.
• People observe fast on this day.
• Special pujas take place in Lord Shiva temples
• In some areas People also worship the Peepal tree.
• Grand fairs are also organized in different parts of India.
• Performing Pitru Tarpan and Daan Punya activities are considered highly auspicious.

2024 Date: August 04.