Vaishakh Snaan is the important and most auspicious ritual during Vaishakha month. Performing punya snan (ritual bath) in holy rivers such as Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, and Tungabhadra removes one’s sins and brings all luck in the future life.
Vaishakh masam is also auspicious for Pithru Shradha karma (rites and rituals to provide salvation to ancestors). In Kasi (Varanasi), Prayaga, Gangothri, Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik Vaishakh Punya Snan are performed.
Period of Vaisakha Masa Punya Snan and Pithru Shradha in 2009:
When Vaisakha masam falls in 2009? The period of Vaisakha masa Snan in 2009 – starts on April 26, Sunday and ends on May 24, Sunday. In some North Indian Hindu Calendars and the period of Vaishakh month and Vaishakh Snan may vary.
While performing Vaishakh Snan reciting Vishnu’s stotra is more fruitful.
The prayer for Vaishakh Snan:
Madhusudana devesha vaisakhe meshage ravau
Pratah snanam karishyami nirvighnam kuru Madhava
The prayer for Vaishakh Masa Arghya – Pithru Shraddha
Vaisakhe meshage bhanau pratah snan parayanah
Arghyam tehham pradasyami grihana Madhusudana
Gangadyah saritah sarvastirthani cha hradaschaye
Pragrihita maya dattamarghyam samyakprasidatha.
Vaisakha Masa Vratam – Rituals and Pujas to Perform in Vaishakh Month
Mohini Ekadasi – Vaisakha Shukla Ekadashi
Important Festivals in Vaisakha Masam – Auspicious Days of Vaisakha Month in April 2009
Important Festivals in Vaisakha Masam – Auspicious Days in Vaisakha Month in May 2009
Apara Ekadasi – Vaishak Vadi Ekadashi or Achala Ekadasi
