Upcoming Festivals in September: Shravan month is coming to an end on August 31 and many Hindu festivals are lined up in the coming month. This year due to Adhik Maas or Mal Maas, Shravan was of 2 months. Auspicious functions such as weddings, havan etc and festivals are not celebrated in Adhik Maas. But now it is over and soon many festivals of Hindu religion are going to be enjoyed in September. Celebrations will begin at the end of August by celebrating the auspicious festival of Raksha Bandhan. Scroll below to have a look at the list of holy festivals coming in September.
Kajari Teej
Three types of Teej are celebrated during the monsoon season, Hariyali Teej, Kajari Teej and Hartalika Teej. There is only one reason behind all the three Teej, the long life of the husband. In Teej, wives fast and worship for the long life of their husbands without eating or drinking anything for the whole day. Kajari Teej is more famous in Rajasthan and it will be celebrated on September 2.
Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami or Gokulashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna and devotees celebrate this day with great enthusiasm. Devotees remain immersed in devotion to Krishna without eating or drinking anything throughout the day and break their fast at midnight by offering bhog to Krishna. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the eighth day of Bhadrapada. The festival of Janmashtami will be celebrated across the country on September 6 this year.
Hartalika Teej
Hartalika Teej, the last Teej of the year, is being celebrated across the country on September 18. Mainly Hartalika Teej is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Hartalika Teej comes 15 days after Kajari Teej and women fast for the long life of their husbands.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the biggest festivals of Hindus, will be celebrated on September 19. Ganesh Chaturthi is the first day of Ganeshotsav and it is celebrated for 10 days. Lord Ganesha is worshiped with great enthusiasm for 10 days and on the last day his idol is immersed in water.
Ganesh Visarjan and Ananta Chaturdashi
The last day of Ganesh Utsav is called Ganesh Visarjan. On the tenth day of Ganesh Utsav, devotees emotionally immerse the idol of Lord Ganesha in water and request him to come early next year. Whereas, Ananta Chaturdashi is the festival of Lord Vishnu which is mainly celebrated by Hindus and Jains. On this day Lord Vishnu is worshiped in serpent form. Ganesh Visarjan and Ananta Chaturdashi will be celebrated on September 28 this year.
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