Shravan Maas 2026: The Complete Dates, Fasts And Festivals Calendar

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For a large part of North India, the last week of July turns into a quiet countdown. Temples restock their bel leaves, kanwariyas begin planning their walk to the nearest Shiva shrine, and households start pencilling in which Mondays they will fast on. Shravan Maas 2026 begins on 30 July, a Thursday, and by the time it ends four weeks later, it will have carried four Sawan Somwars, a Shivratri, a Teej and a Raksha Bandhan along with it.

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Shravan, called Sawan across the Hindi belt, is the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar and the one most closely tied to Lord Shiva. As per the Purnimanta calendar followed in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, Shravan Maas 2026 runs from 30 July to 28 August. States that follow the Amanta calendar - Maharashtra, Gujarat and much of South India - begin the month roughly a fortnight later, on 13 August.

The Sawan Somwars That Anchor The Month

Mondays carry the weight of Shravan. Devotees observe the Sawan Somwar Vrat on each one, fasting and offering Jalabhishek - a ritual pouring of water and milk over the Shiva lingam - through the day. In 2026, North India will see four Mondays fall within the month:

• 3 August - First Sawan Somwar
• 10 August - Second Sawan Somwar
• 17 August - Third Sawan Somwar
• 24 August - Fourth Sawan Somwar

Unmarried women often extend this into the Solah Somwar Vrat, a sixteen-Monday fast that begins with the first Sawan Somwar and is traditionally kept in the hope of a compatible marriage.

Shivratri, Amavasya And Teej Arrive In Quick Succession

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The middle stretch of the month is dense with observance. Sawan Shivratri falls on 11 August, a Tuesday, considered one of the most auspicious nights for Shiva worship outside of Maha Shivratri itself. It is followed almost immediately by Hariyali Amavasya on 12 August, a new-moon day associated with tree planting and ancestral remembrance, its name drawn from "hariyali", or greenery, in a nod to the monsoon's peak.

Three days later, on 15 August, comes Hariyali Teej, when married women pray for their husbands' wellbeing, and the arrival of the rains is marked with swings, mehndi and green attire. Nag Panchami follows close behind on 17 August - the same Monday as the third Sawan Somwar - when serpent deities are worshipped with offerings of milk, in a tradition rooted in the legend of Krishna's victory over the serpent Kaliya.

The Month Closes With Raksha Bandhan

Shravan Maas 2026 ends on 28 August, a Friday, which also happens to be Raksha Bandhan - the festival marking the bond between siblings, observed on Shravan Purnima, the full moon that closes out the lunar month.