Dashama Vrat

On the amavasya (new moon day) of the Hindu month of Ashadha, devotees observe Dashama vrat by installing a Sandhani made of soil in their home. Devotees also install a murti (icon) or image of the goddess Dashama with an icon of the Hindu god Ganesha. Devotees who observe this vrat wear the Kautuka (red-coloured thread) with 10 knots on their right hand on the first day and eat once a day (ek tanu). Daily, devotees perform puja (ritual worship), Aarti, reads the katha (legend) and then eats prasadi (food offering). Devotees also participate in Jagaran, a night vigil of prayer and worship.[3] The vrat is observed for 10 days. On the last day, devotees observe the jagaran and around 4-5 AM, the murti is immersed into a water body like a river.[4][5][6]