Jyeshtha (month)
| Jyeshtha | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ज्येष्ठ (Sanskrit) |
| Calendar | Hindu calendar |
| Month number | 3 |
| Season | Summer |
| Gregorian equivalent | May-June |
| Significant days | |
Jyeshtha (IAST: Jyēṣṭha) is the third month of the Hindu lunar calendar and the Indian national calendar.[1] The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Jyeshtha nakshatra (star) on the full moon day. [2] It is associated with summer and corresponds to May–Junein the Gregorian calendar.[3]
In the Hindu solar calendar, it corresponds to the month of Vṛṣabha and begins with the Sun's entry into Taurus.[4] It corresponds to Joishtho, the second month in the Bengali calendar.[4] In the Tamil calendar, it corresponds to the third month of Āni, falling in the Gregorian months of June–July.[4][5] In the Vaishnav calendar, it corresponds to the third month of Trivikrama.[6][7]
Festivals
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- Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to commemorate the descent of the Ganges river from heaven to earth.[8][9] It is celebrated on Dashami (tenth day) tithi of the Shukla paksha (waxing moon).[10] As per Hindu mythology, bathing in the river on this day is said to rid the bather of ten lifetimes of sins.[11]
- Jamai Sasthi is celebrated by Bengalis on Shashthi, the sixth tithi of Shukla paksha.[12] It is dedicated to the son-in-laws, who are invited by the wife's parents to their house for the celebrations.[13]
- Nirjala Ekadashi is celebrated on Ekadashi (11th day) of Shukla Paksha.[14] It is the most sacred and auspicious Ekadashi in the year, and people fast during the day to please Hindu god Vishnu.[15]
- Shani Dev Jayanti is celebrated on Amavasya (new moon) of the month. It is dedicated to Shani (Saturn), one of the navagrahas.[16]
- Sitalsasthi celebrates the marriage of Hindu god Shiva with Parvati. It is commemorated on the Shashthi thithi.[17]
- Snana Yatra is a bathing festival celebrated on the Purnima (full moon) of the month.[18] It commemorates the birthday of Hindu god Jagannath, and is a major festival in Jagannath temple in Puri. The deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are taken for procession and ceremonially bathed.[19]
- Vat Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month. It honors Satyavan's wife Savitri, who rescued her husband from death by using her intelligence and devotion.[20][21] Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree on this day.[22]
See also
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[edit]- ^ Kenneth W. Morgan, ed. (1987). The Religion Of The Hindus. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 96. ISBN 978-8-120-80387-9.
- ^ Garima Garg (2022). Heavens and Earth: The Story of Astrology Through Ages and Cultures. Penguin Random House. p. 75. ISBN 978-9-354-92705-8.
- ^ Helene Henderson, ed. (2005). Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary (Third ed.). Detroit: Omnigraphics. p. xxix. ISBN 978-0-780-80982-6.
- ^ a b c Robert Sewell; John Faithful Fleet (1989). The Siddhantas and the Indian Calendar. Asian Educational Services. p. 334.
- ^ "Tamil Calendar – Months". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Vaisnava Calendar Reminder Services – About Calendar". Vaisnava Calendar. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Something about the Vaisnava Calendar". ISVARA. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Ganga Dussehra 2025 Date and Time: Why is Ganga Dussehra celebrated?". Money control. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Ganga Dussehra – Ganga Dashahara Festival". Indif.com. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Ganga Dussehra 2026". The Divine India. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Ganga Dussehra 2025: Importance and Related Legends". Ganesha Speaks. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Jamai Sasthi 2025: Your Essential Guide to This Special Bengali Festival". Bangla Canvas. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "What is Jamai Sasthi? A Bengali festival dedicated to son-in-laws". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Nirjala Ekadashi Significance & Date 2025". Hind Utsav. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Nirjala Ekadashi 2025: Vrat Katha, Date, Timings, Significance — All you Need to Know". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Shani Jayanti 2025: Date, rituals, significance and top Shani Dev temples in India". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Shitala Shashti 2025: Date, Time, Shubh Muhurat, Significance and Rituals of Sital Sasthi". Daily Jagran. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Snana Purnima 2025: Date and Time". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Fairs and Festivals of Lord Jagannath (Odisha Review)" (PDF). Odisha Review. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "What is Vat Purnima? Why is it celebrated?". India Today. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Vat Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day, which is the 15th day of the month of Jyeshtha". Mid-Day. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Vat Purnima". Maharashtra Tourism. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
