Weekly vrats — observances and vrat guides

Weekly vows connect a weekday with particular devotional practices, but some are limited to a named lunar month or regional festival season. A Shravan Monday observance is not automatically equivalent to every Monday throughout the year. Deity, household custom and the regional month convention influence its purpose. These pages retain the named month or vow instead of replacing it with a generic weekday reminder. The linked guides help readers identify the relevant deity and food discipline, and compare the recorded dates with the community calendar they follow.

The catalog currently includes 6 distinct entries in this collection. Examples are Bada Mangal (Budhwa Mangal); Sawan Somvar (Shravan Monday Vrat); Mangala Gauri Vrat; Shravana Somavara; Karthika Somavara. Their recorded devotional focus includes Lord Hanuman; Lord Shiva (Neelkanth); Goddess Mangala Gauri (form of Parvati); Lord Shiva (Ishtalinga); Lord Shiva — worshipped on every Monday of the holy month of Karthika. Follow the individual links below for the full description, calendar dates, mantra and allowed or avoided foods; each link leads to a dedicated observance page rather than a search result.

Calendar dates are references, not a substitute for the observance rules of your chosen city and community. Lunar days can cross civil-date boundaries, and regional practice can change which day is kept. Meal suggestions are optional ideas for an allowed meal, not instructions to eat during a complete fast. Children, pregnant people and anyone with a medical condition should seek appropriate advice before fasting. Compare the linked guides with your family or temple's practice and choose a discipline suited to your health.

All 6 observances in this collection