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Chaturmas

Chaturmas and its importance

Chaturmas is reserved period of the year for penance, austerities, fasting, bathing in holy rivers and religious observances for all. Devotees resolve to observe some form of vow, be it of silence or abstaining from a favourite food item, or having only a single meal in a day.Let’s explore Chaturmasya and its importance through this interesting article.

Types of vrats (Vowed religious observances)

At the mention of the Hindu lunar month of Shravan, one remembers the vrats. It is difficult for the common people to perform conducts according to the Vedas . To overcome this difficulty, the Puranas (The eighteen sacred Holy texts compiled by Sage Vyas) make a mention of vrats. Let us understand the various types of vrats and their significance.