Month 4June – July
Ashadha
आषाढ
Presiding Mantra
ॐ वामनाय नमः
Om Vamanaya Namah
Ritu (Season)
Monsoon (early)
वर्षा ऋतु (Varsha)
Presiding Aditya
Amshuman Aditya
Deity
Vamana
Gregorian
June – July
Significance
Guru Purnima honors Veda Vyasa's birth — the day disciples pay respects to their gurus. Rath Yatra at Puri — Jagannath's annual chariot procession.
Major Festivals
Jagannath Rath Yatra, Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima), Devshayani Ekadashi (Chaturmas begins), Ashadhi Bij
Major Vrata
Devshayani Ekadashi (Vishnu enters cosmic sleep, Chaturmas 4-month vrata begins — no marriages, no auspicious starts), Guru Purnima
Ritual Character
Sacred period of withdrawal — sannyasis stop wandering and stay in one place (Chaturmas). Devotional intensity rises.