Brihaspati Puja in Shravan Month Brihaspati Pujan is a special puja and ritual performed by some Hindu communities on Thursdays in the month of Shravan in Maharashtra. In 2013, Shravan month in Marathi calendar begins on august 7 and ends on september 5. Brihaspati Puja 2013 dates in Shravan month are august 8, August 15, August 22,August 29 and september 5 . Brihaspati, known as Jupiter, is the Guru of the Devas and is also the presiding deity of Thursday. Brihaspati Pooja is performed for wisdom and knowledge. Some people observe fast on all the Thursday s in a month or year to appease Brihaspati. This is usually based on horoscope – to avoid the bad effects of Brihaspati Graha.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 01:34:23 +0000