Ashadha or Aashaadha or Adi () is a

month A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, that is approximately as long as a natural phase cycle of the Moon; the words ''month'' and ''Moon'' are cognates. The traditional concept of months arose with the cycle of Moon phases; such lunar mo ...

of the

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that corresponds to June/July in the

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. In India's national civil calendar, this month is the fourth month of the year, beginning on 22 June and ending on 22 July. In Hindu astrology, Ashada begins with the

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's entry into Gemini. It is the first of the two months that comprise the

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season. The corresponding month in the Bengali calendar is the third month. In lunar religious calendars, Ashadha begins on a new moon and is usually the fourth month of the year.

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Rath Yatra that is dedicated to

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is held in the month of Asadha every year in

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and other places. Guru Purnima, a festival dedicated to the

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, is celebrated on the

Purnima Pūrṇimā () is the word for full moon in Sanskrit. The day of Purnima is the day ('' Tithi'') in each month when the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnights (paksha), and the Moon is aligned exac ...

(Full Moon) day of the month. Prior to it Shayani Ekadashi, is observed on the eleventh lunar day (

Ekadashi Ekadashi () is the eleventh lunar day (''tithi'') of the waxing (''Shukla Paksha, Shukla Pakṣa)'' and waning (''Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)'' lunar cycles in a Hindu calendar, Vedic calendar month. Ekadashi is popularly observed within Vaishnavism one ...

) of the bright fortnight (

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). "" is an important festival in Tamil Nadu and auspicious for Amman. In many parts of

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, the arrival of monsoon marks a special time for cultivating rice. This occasion starts with farmers, men and women, planting rice () while singing plantation songs. The farmers then participate in the mud festival, throwing mud at each other and welcoming the monsoon season. The festival ends with people sharing " ()" (literally "beaten rice with curds") with each other. Kakkada month in Kodava calendar in Coorg, is considered one of the significant and auspicious days. , are the delicacies prepared on this day. In many parts of

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, Dashamaa Vart dedicated to Dashamaa or Momai maa is observed on the Amavasya of Asadha every year.

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Significance, festivals and fasting of Ashadha month
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