bhadrapada
भाद्रपद bhādrapadaBhadrapada is the sixth lunar month, roughly August–September, holding Ganesh Chaturthi and Krishna Janmashtami.
Where this term appears
- What is Ganesh Chaturthi? Worship
It falls on the chaturthi , the fourth lunar day, of the shukla paksha , the bright waxing fortnight, in the lunar month of Bhadrapada .
- Who is Parvati? Deities
Hartalika Teej, on the third day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada, reenacts her austerity: in its strict form, no food and no water for a full day, kept by married women for their husbands' long life and b…
- Reading the Hindu Calendar Treatise
There are twelve: Chaitra , Vaishakha , Jyeshtha , Ashadha , Shravana , Bhadrapada , Ashvina , Kartika , Margashirsha , Pausha , Magha , and Phalguna .
- The Clay and the Harvest Treatise
The god of clay On the fourth tithi of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada , the elephant-headed god comes to stay.
- The Monsoon and the Midnight Birth Treatise
On the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada , in the deep of the rains, the tradition keeps the birth of Krishna.