According to Hindu religion,
Poornima of Shravan month is highly auspicious. There are some significance
that are associated with the rituals performed on the Shravan Poornima. Two
most significant rituals of Shravan Poornima are Upnayan and Yagyopaweet. Hindu
festival ‘Raksha Bandhan’ is widely celebrated on this day with enthusiasm and
love between siblings.
On this day, Brahmins perform
a ritual ‘Shudhikaran’. The day of Shravan Poornima is significant not
only due to religious factors but also for some practical factors as shravan month
is the month of Lord Shiva and Lord Shiva is worshipped all over the month by
devotees. Poorniam is the last day of Shravan month.
On
the day of Shravan Poornima, it is believed that Lord Shiva blesses the
devotees who worship Shiva for the whole month with all the benefits. Offering
water on Shiva Linga on this day gives the benefits of whole month all
together.
Raksha Bandhan
On the day of Shravan
Poornima, Raksha Bandhan is celebrated all over the country with enthusiasm. It
is also know with some other names such as Saloono and Sawani. Raksha
Bandhan is the festival of Brother and sisters when a sister ties Raksha Sutra
on the wrist of her brother and after this they perform Aarti. Brothers promise
their sisters to protect and save them from any kind of difficulty and present
a gift to them.
Another
significance of Raksha Bandhan is associated with Brahmins, young girls and
Gurus. They tie Rakhi to their father and other relatives. On this day, Yajurvedi
Dwij performs Pooja and other activities.
Kajari
Poornima
Special
festival, Kajari Poornima is also celebrated on the auspicious day of Shravan
Poornima. This festival is famous in some parts of India such as Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. People start doing preparations for this
festival from the ninth day of Shravan Amavasya. On the auspicious day of
Kajari nawami, women fill the pots of tree leaves with soil and sown the barley
into the pot. After filling these pots, women carry the pots on their heads and
go to a river and leave them into river. Then women worship Navami and sow
Kajari. On this auspicious day, women keep a whole day fast for the long and happy life
of their sons. They narrate the story behind this ritual and sing songs.
At some
places of southern part of India, Shravan Poornima is called as Avani Avittam and Naryali Poornima. In the mid
part of India, , Shravan Poornima is known as
Kajri Poornima, in northern part of India it is known as Raksha Bandhan and in Gujarat it is known as
Pavittropana.
Ending up or Amarnath Yatra on the auspicious
day of Shravan Poornima
According to Hindu Shatras, Amarnath begins
from the day of Guru Poornima and ends up on the day of Shravan Poornima. Water
is offered on this auspicious day on Shiva Linga and yatra ends up. In the
Pooja of Pavitropanna, cotton dipped in ghee is lamped in front of Lord
Shiva.
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