The festival comes at t time when the air is cool and crisp and grain crops and fruits are ripening, so people celebrate it in happy anticipation of being richly rewarded for their work in the fields.

Pradosh Vrat is observed on March 27, coinciding with Rang Teras, a festival celebrated with devotion and joy. Shani Amavasya is observed on March 29, marking a day for prayers and remedies to seek ...