Sarayu Aarti image
Saryu Jayanti (Maa Sarayu Jayanti) is observed in Ayodhya and some other places of Uttar Pradesh with utmost gusto. In 2025, Saryu Jayanti date is June 11.
Saryu Jayanti is celebrated on Jyeshta Purnima, Full Moon day in Jyeshta Month, in Hindu Calendar. On this day, special pujas like Saryu Archana, Saryu Aarti, Saryu Ashottara Puja, etc are observed on the River banks of Saryu.
Sarayu River (Saryu Nadhi) is an ancient river that originates from Uttarakhand, India, and it passes through various towns in Uttarakhand and finally it ends at the India-Nepal border. It also flows through Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama. This sacred river is described in Ramayana, and as per Ramayana, at the end of the Rama avatar, Lord Rama took the people of Ayodhya and went inside this river and reached the abode of Lord Vishnu, the Vaikunta.
As per ancient legend, Sarayu was the daughter of a Rishi couple. She was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, and hence as per the advice of her parents, she began to meditate on Lord Vishnu, and she got the boon from Lord Vishnu, of becoming a holy River in the earth. She is very ancient River goddess, and those who take bath in this sacred River would get cleansed from their sins and would become purified, and they would blossom in their life like the lovely lotus flower.