Chaturmas
Sign in to saveChaturmasya (; Pali: Catumāsa), also rendered Chāturmāsa, is a holy period of four months, beginning on Shayani Ekadashi (June-July) and ending on Prabodhini Ekadashi (October-November) in Hinduism. This period also coincides with the monsoon season in India.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Chaturmasya
- Holiday.type
- hindu
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- Shesh shaiya_Vishnu.jpg
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- Vishnu sleeps on his serpent, Shesha.
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- Shayani Ekadashi
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- Prabodhini Ekadashi
- Holiday.date2016
- 15 July – 10 November
- Holiday.date2018
- 26 July - 19 November
- Holiday.duration
- 4 months
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
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Chaturmasya (; Pali: Catumāsa), also rendered Chāturmāsa, is a holy period of four months, beginning on Shayani Ekadashi (June-July) and ending on Prabodhini Ekadashi (October-November) in Hinduism. This period also coincides with the monsoon season in India.
Chaturmasya is reserved for penance, austerities, fasting, bathing in holy rivers and religious observances for all. Devotees resolve to observe some form of vow, be it of silence or abstaining from a favourite food item, or having only a single meal a day.
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