Today’s festivals

Monday fast in the sacred month of Shravana — Lord Shiva worship; Sawan Somvar

• Shiva puja
• Milk abhishek
• Bilva offering
• Rudrashtakam recitation

Birth of Lord Krishna — Shravana Krishna Ashtami. Smarta tradition: Ashtami at sunrise (Udaya Tithi).

• Fasting
• Midnight celebrations
• Dahi Handi
• Bhajan Sandhya

Birth of Lord Krishna — Vaishnava tradition: Ashtami + Rohini nakshatra prevail at Nisitha (midnight). Most auspicious Janmashtami — the ideal Smarta-Vaishnava conjunction.

• Midnight puja at temples
• Fasting until midnight
• Abhishek at Nisitha
• Bhajan until sunrise