Ashadha


Ashadha or Aashaadha or Aadi is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to June/July in the Gregorian calendar. 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 Vedic Jyotish, Āsāṛh begins with the Sun's entry into Gemini. It is the first of the two months that comprise the monsoon season.
The corresponding month in the Bengali calendar, Aṣaṛh, is the third month.
In lunar religious calendars, Āsāṛh begins on a new moon and is usually the fourth month of the year.

Events

Festivals

is held on month of Asadha every year in , Odisha dedicated to Lord Jagannath.

Guru Purnima, a festival dedicated to the Guru, is celebrated on the Purnima day of the month. Prior to it Shayani Ekadashi, is observed on the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight. "Aadi amavasai" is an important festival in Tamil Nadu and auspicious for Amman.
In many parts of Nepal, 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 "dahi chiura " with each other.