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	{{~~Unreferenced~~\|~~date=April 2012~~}}		{{Short description\|Seventh day of the lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar}}'''Saptami''' ({{Langx\|sa\|सप्तमी\|translit=Saptamī}}) is the seventh day ([[tithi]]) of the fortnight (paksha) in the [[Hindu calendar\|Hindu lunar calendar]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Monier-Williams \|first=Sir Monier \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FzRDAQAAMAAJ&dq=saptami+seventh+day&pg=PA1065 \|title=A Sanskṛit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged: With Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and Other Cognate Indo-European Languages \|date=1872 \|publisher=Clarendon Press \|pages=1065 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rao \|first=S. Balachandra \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PGXgssv08PgC&dq=saptami+lunar+month&pg=PA65 \|title=Indian Astronomy: An Introduction \|date=2000 \|publisher=Universities Press \|isbn=978-81-7371-205-0 \|pages=65 \|language=en}}</ref>
	'''Saptami''' is the seventh day ([[tithi]]) of the fortnight (paksha) in Hindu lunar calendar.

	==~~Festivals~~==		==Occasions ==
	* [[Ratha Saptami]]: ~~Lord Vishnu in his form as~~ Surya is usually worshiped on this ~~day~~. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding a few bilva leaves on one's head while bathing and chanting a verse that is supposed to invoke the benevolence of the ~~Lord~~ in all that one takes up the rest of the year. It also involves doing a puja with the ritual 'Naivedyam', flowers and fruits.		* [[Ratha Saptami]]: [[Surya]] is usually worshiped on this occasion. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding a few bilva leaves on one's head while bathing and chanting a verse that is supposed to invoke the benevolence of the deity in all that one takes up the rest of the year. It also involves doing a puja with the ritual 'Naivedyam', flowers and fruits.
	* ~~[https://guruji.life/navratri-day-7/ Navratri Day 7]~~: The 7 Day of ~~Navratri~~ Kalaratri Puja takes place.		* Navaratri: The seventh Day of the Navaratri Kalaratri Puja takes place.
	* ~~This day is also known as [[Surya Jayanthi]] because it celebrates the power of the Sun God who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.~~		* The birthday of [[Jalaram Bapa]] falls on Saptami [[Shukla paksha]] of [[Kartika (month)\|Kartika]] and is celebrated as [[Jalaram Jayanti]].
	* Birthday of [[Jalaram Bapa]] falls on Saptami [[Shukla paksha]] of [[Kartika (month)\|~~Kartik~~]] and is celebrated as [[Jalaram Jayanti]].

	==References==		==References==

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	==Festivals==		==Festivals==
	* [[Ratha Saptami]]: Lord Vishnu in his form as Surya is usually worshiped on this day. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding a few bilva leaves on one's head while bathing and chanting a verse that is supposed to invoke the benevolence of the Lord in all that one takes up the rest of the year. It also involves doing a puja with the ritual 'Naivedyam', flowers and fruits.		* [[Ratha Saptami]]: Lord Vishnu in his form as Surya is usually worshiped on this day. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding a few bilva leaves on one's head while bathing and chanting a verse that is supposed to invoke the benevolence of the Lord in all that one takes up the rest of the year. It also involves doing a puja with the ritual 'Naivedyam', flowers and fruits.
	* [[[https://guruji.life/navratri-day-7/ Navratri Day 7]]]: The 7 Day of Navratri Kalaratri Puja takes place.		* [https://guruji.life/navratri-day-7/ Navratri Day 7]: The 7 Day of Navratri Kalaratri Puja takes place.
	* This day is also known as [[Surya Jayanthi]] because it celebrates the power of the Sun God who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.		* This day is also known as [[Surya Jayanthi]] because it celebrates the power of the Sun God who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
	* Birthday of [[Jalaram Bapa]] falls on Saptami [[Shukla paksha]] of [[Kartika (month)\|Kartik]] and is celebrated as [[Jalaram Jayanti]].		* Birthday of [[Jalaram Bapa]] falls on Saptami [[Shukla paksha]] of [[Kartika (month)\|Kartik]] and is celebrated as [[Jalaram Jayanti]].
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'''Saptami''' is the seventh day ([[tithi]]) of the fortnight (paksha) in Hindu lunar calendar.

==Festivals==
* [[Ratha Saptami]]: Lord Vishnu in his form as Surya is usually worshiped on this day. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding a few bilva leaves on one's head while bathing and chanting a verse that is supposed to invoke the benevolence of the Lord in all that one takes up the rest of the year. It also involves doing a puja with the ritual 'Naivedyam', flowers and fruits.
* [[[https://guruji.life/navratri-day-7/ Navratri Day 7]]]: The 7 Day of Navratri Kalaratri Puja takes place.
* This day is also known as [[Surya Jayanthi]] because it celebrates the power of the Sun God who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
* Birthday of [[Jalaram Bapa]] falls on Saptami [[Shukla paksha]] of [[Kartika (month)|Kartik]] and is celebrated as [[Jalaram Jayanti]].

==References==
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