Shravana Masam or Shravan month or Shravana masam, also known as Sawan mahina, is very auspicious Hindu month. Each and everyday during the Shravana Mas has some significance. Shravan month 2011 begins on 16th July and ends on 13th August in North Indian Hindi calendars. In Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada and Telugu Panchangam, Shravan mahina 2011 starts on 31st July and ends on 29th August 2011.
Especially, Shravan Somvar (Mondays in Shravan month) are most auspicious which are solely dedicated to Lord Shiva. On Shravan Shukravar (Fridays in Shravana masa), women worship Goddess Mahalakshmi. Shravan month is the first month of auspicious Chaturmasa Puja
Festivals and auspicious days in Shravan month 2011:
- Ganesh Sankashti Chaturthi – 18 July 2011
- Manasa Pooja begins in Bengal – 17 July 2011
- Naag Panchami in Bengal – 20 July 2011
- Kher Puja in Tripura – 23 July 2011
- Kamika Ekadasi – 26 July 2011
- Pradosh – 28 July 2011
- Shravan Amavasya in North India – 30 July 2011
- Haryali Amavasya – 30 July 2011
- Chitlagi Amabasya – 30 July 2011
- Madhusrava Tritiya vrat – 2 August 2011
- Durva Ganapati Vrat – 3 August 2011 li>Shukla Yajur Shravani – 3 August 2011
- Naga Panchami – 4 August 2011 – Kalki Jayanti – Ruk Hiranya keshi Shravani
- Supoudan varna sashiti – 4 August 2011
- Sheetla Saptami – 5 August 2011 – Shriyal Sashti
- Mahalakshmi Sthapana Pujan – 5 August 2011
- Jara Jivantika Pujan dates in 2011 – 5 August 2011, 12 August 2011, 19 August 2011, and 26 August 2011
- Durvashtami – 6 August 2011
- Putrada Ekadasi – 9 August 2011 – Pavitra Ekadashi
- Jhulan Yatra begins – 9 August 2011
- Pradosh – 11 August 2011
- Varalakshmi Vrat – 12 August 2011 – Varadlakshmi Vrat
- Nariyali Purnima – 13 August 2011 – Rakshabandhan
- Ruk Shukla Yajur Taittariya Shravani – 13 August 2011
- Balbhadra Puja in Odisha – 13 August 2011
- Amarnath Yatra begins – 13 August 2011
- Jhulan Yatra culminates – 13 August 2011
- Avani Avittam – 13 August 2011 – Rakhi Purnima
- Sankashti Chaturthi – 17 August 2011
- Sri Krishna Jayanti Upvaas – 21 August 2011 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami
- Gopalkala – 22 August 2011
- Aja Ekadashi – 25 August 2011
- Pradosh – 26 August 2011
- Shravan Amavasya in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka – 29 August 2011
- Polala Amavasya in Andhra Pradesh – 29 August 2011
- Pola or Bail Pola – 29 August 2011
- Pithori Amavasya – 29 August 2011