What to Eat During Sawan Monday Fast (Sawan Somvar Vrat)? | Sagar Florist Fasting Guide
The holy month of Sawan (Shravan Maas) is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and Sawan Somvar Vrat (Monday fasting) is one of the most powerful ways to seek his blessings. Devotees observe a fast every Monday, praying for peace, prosperity, and the removal of obstacles.
But a common question among many is:
“What can I eat during Sawan Somvar fasting?”
At Sagar Florist, we not only provide fresh pooja flowers but also guide devotees with traditions, fasting rules, and food options to observe this month with purity and devotion.
🙏 Fasting Rules for Sawan Somvar Vrat
- Wake up early, bathe, and wear clean or white clothes.
- Perform Shiva Abhishek with milk, Gangajal, and pooja flowers like belpatra and lotus.
- Chant “Om Namah Shivaya” and offer prayers.
- Keep a nirjala vrat (without water) or phalahar vrat (fruit & light foods) as per your capacity.
- Break the fast after sunset or pooja in the evening.
🥗 What You Can Eat During Sawan Monday Fast
Here’s a list of sattvik, vrat-friendly foods that can be eaten during Sawan Somvar:
✅ Fruits & Dry Fruits
- Banana, Apple, Papaya, Watermelon
- Almonds, Cashews, Raisins, Dates
- Coconut water or tender coconut
✅ Vrat Flours (No Wheat/Rice)
- Kuttu ka Atta (Buckwheat Flour) – used to make puris, parathas, or pakoras
- Singhare ka Atta (Water Chestnut Flour) – used in rotis and halwa
- Rajgira Flour (Amaranth) – rich in protein and gluten-free
✅ Sabudana (Sago/Tapioca)
- Sabudana Khichdi
- Sabudana Vada
- Sabudana Kheer
Sabudana is light and easy to digest, making it ideal for fasting.
✅ Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes
- Aloo jeera
- Sweet potato chaat
- Boiled or roasted sweet potatoes with lemon and rock salt
✅ Samak Rice (Barnyard Millet)
- Use as a rice substitute in khichdi or pulao
- Light and easy to digest for vrat
✅ Milk & Dairy
- Curd, paneer, ghee, and buttermilk are allowed
- Try fruit raita, lassi, or paneer tikki
✅ Natural Sweeteners
- Honey or jaggery instead of refined sugar
- Popular sweets: Makhana kheer, Rajgira laddoo, Singhare halwa
❌ Foods to Avoid During Sawan Somvar
- Onion and garlic
- Wheat and rice
- Regular salt (Use sendha namak or rock salt instead)
- Meat, eggs, and alcohol
- Fried or processed snacks not made for vrat
🌸 Add Devotion with Fresh Pooja Flowers
At Sagar Florist, we enhance your vrat with:
- Belpatra, lotus, white flowers, marigold garlands
- Ready-made pooja flower packs
- Sawan Somvar flower subscriptions in Delhi & Gurugram
Worship Lord Shiva with devotion and pure offerings to make your vrat spiritually powerful.
🛕 Final Thoughts
Fasting in Sawan is not just about food—it’s about discipline, devotion, and inner cleansing. By eating sattvik food and staying focused on Shiva, you invite peace and blessings into your life.
Eat light. Pray deep. Stay pure.
Let Sagar Florist be part of your Sawan rituals with our spiritual flowers and Gangajal offerings.
Om Namah Shivaya 🙏
“Sawan ka vrat, Shiva ka ashirwad.”
