Rishi Panchami
rishi panchami sanskrit ऋषिपंचमी romanized rṣipañcamī hindu observance held fifth day month bhadrapada lunar calendar next day ganesh chaturthi involves traditional worship saptarishi group seven prominent sage – kashyapa atri bharadvaja vishvamitra gautama maharishi jamadagni vasishtha part kerala day also observed vishvakarma puja occasion seven sage wife vasishtha arundhati venerated betel leaf flower camphor lamp woman prescribed undertake fast observance vrata men also allowed fast welfare wife brahmin offered dakshina adherent occasion believed favourable veneration seven sage maheshwari community celebrate day raksha bandhan savitri vrata varalakshmi vrata vasant panchami