august along with being the peak of the monsoon season brings with it the month of shravana the fifth month of the hindu calendar that begins from chaitra shravana is the most auspicious month of the hindu calender on purnima or full moon day of this month and during the course of the month the star shravan rules the sky which is why the month is called shravana this month is full of innumerable religious festivals and ceremonies and almost all the days in this month are auspicious the entire month of shravan is observed as one fasting event during which all tamasic or heaty foods are shunned including nonvegetarian food this is mostly because digestion is considered sluggish during this seasonmainly shravan is all about relishing seasonal farali food and preparing special delicacies throughout the month we find out more the knowhow of fastingwhile fasting in some form or the other manifests itself in all religions the hindu religion has various days of fasting throughout the year for hindus fasting is also prompted by the seasons time of day and solar and lunar cycles in this regard fasting takes on an aspect of health as well by maintaining the bodys equilibrium with that of the larger forces of life most festivals involve some form of fasting as well which again goes some way in nullifying the excesses of celebratory feasting a large number of gujaratis observe fast during the whole month while others only stick to vegetarian food during shravan during the month of shravan youre not supposed to eat nonvegetarian food as well as a few veggies like the green leafy vegetables there are scientific reasons of taking to vegetarianism during the shravan month usually leafy vegetables are considered good for one s health but as per hindu scriptures if you wish to reap full benefits of the shravan month you should avoid consuming leafy vegetables during the month this is because leafy vegetables during the monsoon season have an excess of elements which increases the quantity of bile in our body bile is a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder moreover leafy vegetables at this time are infested with a lot of insects and germs this can cause a great deal of health problems says health expert suchita sharma after leafy greens brinjal is also one of the vegetables which is not considered to be a great food for the monsoon by many brinjal is considered an impure food item that is why people who observe fast during the month of kartik do not eat brinjals scientifically brinjal is usually infested with a lot of insects and that is why it is not safe to eat brinjals during shravan says sharma scientifically onions and garlic generate heat in the body which gives rise to a number of diseases in the human body therefore we avoid consuming onions and garlic during shravanthe original concept of fasting entailed a deviation from