Ashada month

E893472

lunar month month in the Hindu calendar

Ashada month is a monsoon-season month in the Hindu lunar calendar, traditionally associated with heightened religious observances and festivals in parts of India.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Asalha refers to the lunar month Āsāḷha	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lunar month ⓘ month in the Hindu calendar ⓘ
associatedWith	fasting ⓘ heightened religious observances ⓘ increased temple crowds in pilgrimage centers ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ rainy season in India ⓘ temple festivals ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	Chaturmasya beginning (Devshayani Ekadashi) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Goddess Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
calendarType	lunar-solar ⓘ
climateAssociation	onset or strengthening of southwest monsoon ⓘ
consideredInauspiciousFor	major social functions in many regions ⓘ marriages in many regions ⓘ
containsFestival	Aashada Ekadashi (Ashadhi Ekadashi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bonalu (Telangana, usually in Ashada) NERFINISHED ⓘ Devshayani Ekadashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Guru Purnima NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagannath Rath Yatra (in some years, depending on calendar) NERFINISHED ⓘ Varkari Pandharpur Wari (Maharashtra, usually in Ashada) NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Jyeshtha month NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFullMoonDay	Guru Purnima NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMoonPhaseReference	full moon to full moon (purnimanta system, in some regions) ⓘ new moon to new moon (amanta system, in some regions) ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance	Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSeason	monsoon season ⓘ
languageForm	Sanskrit: Āṣāḍha ⓘ
linkedToAgriculture	sowing of kharif crops in many parts of India ⓘ
observedIn	Hindu communities worldwide ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Hindu lunar calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInYear	fourth month in many Hindu lunar calendars ⓘ third month in some regional variants ⓘ
precedes	Shravana month NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionalName	Aadi (in Tamil calendar, roughly corresponding period) ⓘ Aashaadha ⓘ Ashadha ⓘ
religiousPractice	special Shiva worship on Mondays (Somvar) ⓘ special pujas to Vishnu on Ekadashi days ⓘ
scriptUsed	Devanagari (for Sanskrit and many Indian languages) ⓘ
typicalGregorianPeriod	June–July ⓘ
usedBy	Nepali Hindu calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ North Indian Hindu calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ South Indian Hindu calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	religious festival timing ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bonalu → timeOfYear → Ashada month ⓘ

Asalha Bucha → etymology → Ashada month ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asalha refers to the lunar month Āsāḷha