See also: Famous Hindu yatras, Hindu pilgrimage sites in India, List of Hindu festivals, and Tirtha and Kshetra Despite the two festivals being similar in their practices, Salono and Raksha Bandhan are distinct observances with the threads tied for Salono being called ponchis. In Haryana, the festival of Salono also involves sisters tying threads on brothers to ward off evil. Salono is celebrated by priests solemnly tying amulets on people's wrists for protection against evil The day is dedicated to local saints involving devotees receiving such amulets. In Haryana and Punjab, in addition to celebrating Raksha Bandhan, people observe the festival of Salono. Brahmins perform the sacred thread changing ceremony on this day and it is also known as Yajurveda Nutanasahitha Upakarma.
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Jandhyala Purnima is observed on the full moon day (Poornima) in the month of Shraavan in Andhra Pradesh. Jandhyam is Sanskrit for 'sacred thread', and Poornima denotes the full moon in Sanskrit. Such threads are offered from Ekadashi till Raksha Bandhan. Since that day every year, Pavitra Ekadashi is celebrated. Shri Vallabhacharya offered him a thread ( soothan), which was pious ( pavitra). On this day, Lord Krishna appeared in front of Shri Vallabhacharya. On Ekadashi Day, Vaishnavas in Gujarat and Rajasthan celebrate it as the birth of Pushtimarga, the path of grace. It is the culmination of the prayers done throughout the year. On this holiday, people perform the grand pooja or the worship of Lord Shiva. In parts of Gujarat, Shraavana Poornima day is celebrated as Pavitropana. This ninth day is called Kajari Navami and varied rituals are performed by women who have sons until Kajri Purnima or the full moon day. On the ninth day after Shravana Amavasya, the preparations of the Kajari festival start. It is an important day for farmers and women blessed with a son. In central parts of India such as Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand Shraavana Poornima day is celebrated as Kajari Purnima.
Idols of Radha-Krishna are beautifully decorated on a swing called Jhulan, hence the name Jhulan Yatra. In Oriya Jagannath culture, the Lord Krishna and Lady Radha enjoy the rainy season of Shravana starting from Shukla Pakhya Ekadashi (usually four days before Purnima) and ending on Rakhi Purnima with a festival called Jhulan Yatra.
Various kinds of country-made cakes called pitha and sweets, mitha, are made and distributed within families, relatives and friends. On this date, all the domesticated cows and bullocks are decorated and worshipped. Lord Krishna's elder brother Prabhu Balarama was born on this Poornima. Shraavana Poornima day is also celebrated as Shri Baladeva's birth ceremony.
In southern and central parts of India including Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha, Shraavana Poornima day is when many communities perform the rituals of Avani Avittam or Upakarma. In 1196 AD, on this day, Lingayat dharma guru Basava merged with God. In Karnataka Basava Panchami (Kannada: ಬಸವ ಪಂಚಮಿ) is celebrated on the fifth day after amavasya. The last day of Shraavana is celebrated as Pola, where the bull is worshiped by farmers from Maharashtra. Nag Panchami is also celebrated in many parts of India on the fifth day after Amavasya of Shraavana month. Fasting on Tuesdays of this month is known locally as "Mangala Gauri Vrat". Many Hindus will fast every Monday to the Lord Shiva and/or every Tuesday to the Lady Parvati. For many Hindus, the month of Shraavana is a month of fasting. The month of Shravana is very important for the entire Indian subcontinent, as it is connected to the arrival of the south-west monsoons. Śrāvaṇa is also the second month of Varsha (the rainy season). It is also the fourth month of the Nepali calendar. Srabon ( Bengali: শ্রাবণ also spelt Sravan) is the fourth month of the solar Bengali calendar. In lunar religious calendars, Śrāvaṇa begins on the new moon (according to the amanta tradition) or the full moon (according to the purnimanta tradition) and is the fifth month of the year. In the Tamil calendar, it is known as Āvani and is the fifth month of the solar year. In India's national civil calendar, Śrāvaṇa is the fifth month of the year, beginning on July 23 and ending on August 22. Śrāvaṇa ( Sanskrit: श्रावण) is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar.
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