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Thursday, 17 June 1909

Today’s festivals

17Jun

Masik Shivaratri

Vrat

Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja

  • Night vigil
  • Shiva puja
  • Rudrabhishek
17Jun

Vat Savitri Vrat

Vrat

Married women fast for husband's well-being; Banyan tree circumambulation

  • Banyan tree puja
  • Savitri-Satyavan story recitation
17Jun

Shani Jayanti

Jayanti

Birth anniversary of Lord Shani (Saturn)

  • Shani puja
  • Sesame oil lamp offering
17Jun

Amavasya

Observance

New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan

  • Pitru Tarpan
  • Ancestor remembrance
  • Shradh