Saptami () is the seventh day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu lunar calendar.
Saptami () is the seventh day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu lunar calendar.
==Occasions == Ratha Saptami: Surya is usually worshiped on this occasion. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding a few bilva leaves on one's head while bathing and chanting a verse that is supposed to invoke the benevolence of the deity in all that one takes up the rest of the year. It also involves doing a puja with the ritual 'Naivedyam', flowers and fruits. Navaratri: The seventh Day of the Navaratri Kalaratri Puja takes place. The birthday of Jalaram Bapa falls on Saptami Shukla paksha of Kartika and is celebrated as Jalaram Jayanti.
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