![]() ![]() ![]() The day, also called Śrāvana Pūrnima "Full Moon of Śrāvana" in other parts of India, usually occurs the day after the Śravana nákṣatra, which also marks the Onam festival of Kerala. Upākarma is conducted once a year during the shravana or Dhaniṣṭhā nakṣatra of the Hindu calendrical month Śrāvana, when Brahmins ritually change their upanayana thread accompanied by relevant śrauta rituals, making śrāddha offerings to the rishis, whom Hindus believe composed the Vedic hymns. This ritual is also practiced by the Kshatriya and Vaishya,(VISHWAKARMA)[ [Varna community, who are dvijas and therefore have the rights to do Sandhyavandanam, the daily prayer offered to sun god thrice a day. ![]()
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