Jyeshtha (month) explained

Jyeshtha is the third month of the Hindu lunar calendar and the Indian national calendar.^[1] The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Jyeshtha nakshatra (star) on the full moon day. ^[2] The month corresponds to summer (Grishma) season and falls in May - June of the Gregorian calendar.^[3]

In the Hindu solar calendar, it corresponds to the month of Vṛṣabha and begins with the Sun's entry into Taurus.^[4] It corresponds to Joishtho, the second month in the Bengali calendar.^[4] In the Tamil calendar, it corresponds to the third month of Āni, falling in the Gregorian months of June - July.^{[4] [5]} In the Vaishnav calendar, it corresponds to the third month of Trivikrama.^{[6] [7]}

In the Hindu lunar calendar, each month has 29 or 30 days. The month begins on the next day after Amavasya (new moon) or Purnima (full moon) as per amanta and purnimanta systems respectively. A month consists of two cycles of 15 days each, Shukla Paksha (waning moon) and Krishna Paksha (waxing moon). Days in each cycle is labeled as a thithi, with each thithi repeating twice in a month.^{[8] [9]}

Festivals

• Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to commemorate the descent of the Ganges river from heaven to earth.^{[10] [11]} It is celebrated on Dashami (tenth day) tithi of the Shukla paksha (waxing moon).^[12] As per Hindu mythology, bathing in the river on this day is said to rid the bather of ten lifetimes of sins.^[13]
• Jamai Sasthi is celebrated by Bengalis on Shashthi, the sixth tithi of Shukla paksha.^[14] It is dedicated to the son-in-laws, who are invited by the wife's parents to their house for the celebrations.^[15]
• Nirjala Ekadashi is celebrated on Ekadashi (11th day) of Shukla Paksha.^[16] It is the most sacred and auspicious Ekadashi in the year, and people fast during the day to please Hindu god Vishnu.^[17]
• Shani Dev Jayanti is celebrated on Amavasya (new moon) of the month. It is dedicated to Shani (Saturn), one of the navagrahas.^[18]
• Sitalsasthi celebrates the marriage of Hindu god Shiva with Parvati. It is commemorated on the Shashthi thithi.^[19]
• Snana Yatra is a bathing festival celebrated on the Purnima (full moon) of the month.^[20] It commemorates the birthday of Hindu god Jagannath, and is a major festival in Jagannath temple in Puri. The deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are taken for procession and ceremonially bathed.^[21]
• Vat Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month. It honors Satyavan's wife Savitri, who rescued her husband from death by using her intelligence and devotion.^{[22] [23]} Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree on this day.^[24]

See also

• Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar
• Indian astronomy
• Hindu astrology
• Hindu units of time

Notes and References

1. Book: Kenneth W. Morgan. The Religion Of The Hindus. 1987. Motilal Banarsidass. 978-8-120-80387-9. 96.
2. Book: Heavens and Earth: The Story of Astrology Through Ages and Cultures. Garima Garg. 2022. 978-9-354-92705-8. Penguin Random House. 75.
3. Book: Helene Henderson. 2005. Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary. Third. Detroit. Omnigraphics. xxix. 978-0-780-80982-6.
4. Book: The Siddhantas and the Indian Calendar. Robert Sewell. John Faithful Fleet. 1989. Asian Educational Services. 334.
5. Web site: Tamil Calendar – Months . Time and Date . 1 October 2025.
6. Web site: Vaisnava Calendar Reminder Services – About Calendar . Vaisnava Calendar . 1 October 2025.
7. Web site: Something about the Vaisnava Calendar . ISVARA . 1 October 2025.
8. Web site: Hindu calendar. ISKCON. 1 June 2025.
9. Web site: Hindu calendar. Arya Samaj. 1 June 2025.
10. Web site: Ganga Dussehra 2025 Date and Time: Why is Ganga Dussehra celebrated? . Money control . 1 October 2025.
11. Web site: Ganga Dussehra – Ganga Dashahara Festival . Indif.com . 1 October 2025.
12. Web site: Ganga Dussehra 2026 . The Divine India . 1 October 2025.
13. Web site: Ganga Dussehra 2025: Importance and Related Legends . Ganesha Speaks . 1 October 2025.
14. Web site: Jamai Sasthi 2025: Your Essential Guide to This Special Bengali Festival . Bangla Canvas . 1 October 2025.
15. Web site: What is Jamai Sasthi? A Bengali festival dedicated to son-in-laws . Free Press Journal . 1 October 2025.
16. Web site: Nirjala Ekadashi Significance & Date 2025 . Hind Utsav . 1 October 2025.
17. Web site: Nirjala Ekadashi 2025: Vrat Katha, Date, Timings, Significance — All you Need to Know . . 1 October 2025.
18. Web site: Shani Jayanti 2025: Date, rituals, significance and top Shani Dev temples in India . . 1 October 2025.
19. Web site: Shitala Shashti 2025: Date, Time, Shubh Muhurat, Significance and Rituals of Sital Sasthi . Daily Jagran . 1 October 2025.
20. Web site: Snana Purnima 2025: Date and Time . . 17 June 2025.
21. Web site: Fairs and Festivals of Lord Jagannath (Odisha Review) . Odisha Review . 17 June 2025.
22. Web site: What is Vat Purnima? Why is it celebrated? . . 1 October 2025.
23. Web site: Vat Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day, which is the 15th day of the month of Jyeshtha . Mid-Day . 1 October 2025.
24. Web site: Vat Purnima . Maharashtra Tourism . 1 October 2025.