Jyeshta Masa ( May – June ) is the third month in a traditional Odia Panji. Basudeb form of lord krushna is the Lord of the this month Jyestha.
Water is to be saved and judiciously in this month. Sun or Surya Bhagavan is in his Rudra form in this month. This is his fiercest form. In olden days, water was worshiped in this month. Puja of Varun Dev, the lord of waters, is performed in this month.
High summer is closely connected with Jyestha month, The Sun lord is in his Rudra form in this month. In olden days water was worshiped in this month. Puja of varuna dev is performfed in this month. There are some popular festival in this month like Shitala Sasthi, Ganga Dasahara, Nirjala Ekadashi, Laxmi Narayan Brata, Raja, Basumati Snnana, Deva Snna Purnima
Snana Yatra is a bathing festival celebrated on the Purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. It is an important festival of the Jagannath Cult. The deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra, Sudarshan, and Madanmohan are brought out from the Jagannath Temple (Puri) and taken in a procession to the Snana Bedi. They are ceremonially bathed and decorated for a public audience.
Savtri Puja is a special festival for married women in Odisha, celebrated in the month of Jyestha Masa. It honors Savitri, a devoted wife who saved her husband Satyavan from death. On this day, women fast, pray, and tie threads around a banyan tree to wish for their husbands’ long lives. This festival highlights the love and dedication in marriage and brings women together in celebration.
Sitala Sasthi Carnival is being conducted in this month on the day of Jyeshtha Shuddha Shashthi in Odisha for many centuries.
Ganga Dusahara, also known as Gangavataran, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated on the Dashami (10th day) of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) in the Hindu calendar month of Jyeshtha Masa. It marks the divine descent of the holy river Ganges from heaven to earth, a sacred event believed to purify souls and cleanse sins. The festival spans ten days, with devotees performing rituals, taking holy dips in the Ganges, and participating in religious ceremonies to honor the river’s sanctity and its life-giving properties.
