Bharat Devotion

Ashadha

(आषाढ़)

Literal Meaning

A lunar month, about June to July

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Sanskrit name of a lunar month, from the nakshatra (star) near its full moon: Purvashadha.

Spiritual Insight & Context

Ashadha falls in about June to July on the solar calendar, and is the first month of the rains, with Guru Purnima and the Rath Yatra of Puri. The exact dates move a little each year because the Hindu calendar follows the moon.

Where Ashadha Comes Up