Sawan Monday 2026: Sawan is the fifth month of the Hindi calendar. Shiva devotees wait for this month throughout the year. Special worship of Lord Shiva is done in the month of Sawan. In this month, huge crowd is seen in Shiva temples. Devotees perform Jalabhishek and Rudrabhishek of their deity. There is a religious belief that by performing Jalabhishek and Rudrabhishek in Sawan, one gets special blessings of Lord Shiva.
According to Drik Panchang, this year the holy month of Saavan is starting from 30th July, which will end on 28th August on the full moon day of Saavan month. This year, two rare coincidences are going to happen in the month of Sawan. This coincidence will occur on the third Monday of the month of Sawan. This year, the fast on the third Monday of the month of Sawan will be observed on 17th August. This date is considered very auspicious from religious and astrological point of view, so let us know why this day is considered especially fruitful?
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Auspicious coincidence of Nag Panchami on third Monday
According to Drik Panchang, the festival of Nag Panchami will be celebrated on the third Monday of this Sawan i.e. 17th August. This festival has been described as having special significance in the scriptures. On this day, there is a tradition of worshiping the snake god and praying for happiness and prosperity. This time the third Monday of Sawan and Nag Panchami are together. This rare coincidence had happened earlier in the year 2003.
Nag Panchami 2026 puja time and method
The auspicious time for worship on the day of Nag Panchami will be from 05:51 am to 08:29 am. On this day, devotees will get an auspicious time of about 2 hours 37 minutes for worship. Mahadev is pleased by worshiping the snake god. On this day, offer water, milk, Ganga water and Belpatra to Shivling. After this, worship the snake god and offer him turmeric, Akshat and flowers instead of milk.
There will also be a coincidence of Leo Sankranti
Surya Sankranti will also be celebrated on the third Monday of Sawan. According to the scriptures, the festival of Sankranti of Sun God is celebrated when he enters from one zodiac sign to another. On the third Monday of Sawan, Sun God will enter Leo and he will be worshiped with full rituals.
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