Chaturmasya
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Chaturmasya (Sanskrit: चातुर्मास्य, lit. 'Cāturmāsya'),[1] also rendered Chāturmāsa, is a holy period of four months, beginning on Shayani Ekadashi (June-July) and ending on Prabodhini Ekadashi (October-November) in Hinduism.[2] This period also coincides with the monsoon season in India.[3][4]
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Begins | Shayani Ekadashi |
Ends | Prabodhini Ekadashi |
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Chaturmasya is reserved for penance, austerities, fasting, bathing in holy rivers and religious observances for all. Devotees resolve to observe some form of vow, be it of silence or abstaining from a favourite food item, or having only a single meal a day.