Sharada (season)

Sharada is the autumn season in the Hindu calendar. It roughly corresponds to the months of Bhadrapada and Ashvina,^[1][2] or Ashvina and Kartika,^[3] and the western months of mid-September to mid-November.^[4] Sharada is preceded by Varsha and followed by Hemanta.

The occasion of Durga Puja is marked during the season of Sharada

Occasions

Sharad Navaratri is marked on the first nine days of the season, regarded to be auspicious. Sharad Purnima is the full moon day in the month of Ashvina, which commemorates the performance of the rasalila dance by the deity Krishna.^[5]

References

1. Rinehart, Robin (2004). Contemporary Hinduism: Ritual, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-57607-905-8.
2. Klostermaier, Klaus K. (10 March 2010). A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-7914-8011-3.
3. Barnett, Lionel D. (30 April 1999). Antiquities of India: An Account of the History and Culture of Ancient Hindustan. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 189. ISBN 978-81-7156-442-2.
4. Lohar, Ratna; Lohar, Jagdish (11 February 2022). "Sharad Ritu". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
5. Sharma, Mahima (10 October 2022). "Sharad Purnima 2022: Date, Time, Remedies, Rituals and Significance". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

Sources

• Selby, Martha Ann (translator). The Circle of Six Seasons, 2003, ISBN 0-14-100772-9
• Raghavan, V. Ṛtu in Sanskrit literature, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri from Nepal, 1972.