So, its Amavasya tithi today, the last day of Shravan maas and also Somvaar, the day of Lord Hari, the day of Lord Vishnu, also the day I observed Somvaar Vrat all throughout this month. Curiously, the most interpretative stories of Lord Vishnu often begin with Lord Shiva, one cannot understand Vishnu without first understanding Shiva. During the holy month of Shravan, Mondays or Somvaar is often dedicated to Shiva by many devout Hindus while the general understanding is that Mondays are the day of Lord Hari or Lord Vishnu. The logical explanation of this arrangement is that Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the world, goes to sleep on the day of Devashayani Ekadashi which is the first Ekadashi of the Chaturmaas period during the month of Ashadha. The next month of the Chaturmaas period is Shravan month, followed by Bhadrapada and then Ashwin. Lord Vishnu and all his Devas (demigods) are said to wake up during the month of Kartik (after Chaturmaas), on the day of Prabhodini Ekadash...