Chaitra month significance

According to the Hindu calendar, Chaitra month is considered as the first month of the year. Mainly Chaitra month can experience the arrival of the spring season. Another important speciality of Chaitra month is that Lord Brahma started to create the universe on this day. Therefore the whole country celebrates new year on this day by using various names such as Vishu in Kerala, Gudi padva in Maharashtra, Ugadi in Telugu and Kannada etc..Each day of Chaitra month is dedicated to different Gods and Goddess in various places. On the first day of the month, devotees worship Lord Brahma. On the second day, devotees are worshipping Lord Shiva and Goddess Gouri. Devotees are praying to Lord Ganesha on the fourth day of Chaitra month. On the fifth day, devotees worship Naga devatas and Lord Subramanya is devoted on the sixth day. Sun God is worshipping on the seventh day and ninth day is the day of Goddess Durga. On the last day of the fifteenth, devotees are worshipping all Gods together. Chaitra month is auspicious for fulfilling the function of sacred thread ceremony or Upanayana. Because Upanayana is the eligibility for Brahmin boys to start Vedic learning. Yet, reading Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana is sacred this month. Along with the speciality of each day, some rituals are also experienced in Chaitra month. Prapadanam is the first ritual that describes giving water is considered sacred for four months. The second ritual Udakakumba daana describes donating a pot of water to a Brahmin by covering it with new clothes. The post must be made up of copper, silver or mud because this pot is the indication of Trimurtis such as Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. On that day, devotees are taking a bath in the sacred river. During the Chaitra month, devotees are conducting special puja to their god or goddess and it is known as Dolotsava. Lord Vishnu is incarnated as Matsyavathara this month.