Month 3May – June
Jyeshtha
ज्येष्ठ
Presiding Mantra
ॐ त्रिविक्रमाय नमः
Om Trivikramaya Namah
Ritu (Season)
Summer
ग्रीष्म ऋतु (Grishma)
Presiding Aditya
Vivasvan Aditya
Deity
Trivikrama (Vamana)
Gregorian
May – June
Significance
Ganga is said to have descended to earth on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami (Ganga Dashahara). Lord Jagannath's ceremonial bath (Snan Yatra) on Jyeshtha Purnima before Rath Yatra.
Major Festivals
Ganga Dashahara, Nirjala Ekadashi, Vat Savitri Vrata, Snan Yatra (Puri)
Major Vrata
Nirjala Ekadashi (waterless fast, Shukla Ekadashi — said to equal all 24 ekadashis), Vat Savitri Vrata (Purnima or Amavasya — for husband's longevity)
Ritual Character
Peak summer asceticism. Tapasya (austerity) traditionally undertaken in this hot month for spiritual merit.