Varsha Ritu

First day of Varsha Ritu marks the onset of Monsoon season. Varsha means Rain and Ritu means season; Varsha Ritu denotes that the rains are upon us, Varsh/varsha or Praavrish season marks the first season of Dakshinayana kala, followed by sharad and hemant ritus. Varsha Ritu is the time dominated by Moon, mild and calming in nature. The outer world and our inner world’s perception changes with the advent of the monsoon rains, celebrations fill the air, specific festivals and festivities like attire, food makes this season joyful time of the year.

Varsha Ritu 2023

Varsha Ritu brings freshness in the air, the cool winds, the damp smell of the earth, however it can also trigger health challenges and infections. Varsha Ritu begins in the Visarga Kaal – Dakshinayana, in the month of Shravan and Bhadrapada (Gregorian:mid-July to mid-September). Heat from the summer which was accumulated in the Earth gets surfaced when the Sun goes down south, this results in imbalance in the physical system. Given the visceral relation of nature and the psyche, our Vedic seers have designed various vrats in this season like Ashunya Shayana vrat, Somavar vrat. The vrats followed in this period call for fasting and minimal eating. This is also a season for purification practices both spiritual and physical.

Common Diet to follow during Varsha Ritu:

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