vruth for the days of the week-monday

For every day of the week people worship different gods. vruth is observed on that day to worship that particular god, with or without a wish .rahu fulfills wordly desire and ketu fulfills spiritual desire,called chaya graha , should also be worshipped .

MONDAY./SOMVAR

monday is the beginning of the week. this day's god is MOON. people observe vruth on this day for good health. moon is associated with medicine .
this day is associated with lord shiva and parvathi. generally people start this vruth on any first monday of the month.. minimum of 10 monday's or all monday's in a year are observed . pooja is done on the beginning and finishing day of the vruth. moon, shiva and parvathi is worshipped. offering white flower is considered good. white cloth and silver is given as dhan to brahman. one meal a day, or just fruits, milk or curd is taken on this day.
unmarried girls keep 16 monday vruth for good life. karthik month monday special shiva pooja is done . lamp is lit in the shiva temple . there is a story in the skanda puran which goes like this
a raja named chitravarma was rulling aryavruth. he was a good raja taking good care of his people . he worshipped shiva and vishnu. after a long time he was blessed with a daughter whom he called SEEMANTHINI. Astrologers said she would become a widow in the early years of her life. to avert this she was asked to do shiva and parvathi pooja and observe vruth on mondays. parents were worried. as time went she grew into a very beautiful women. she got married to a princess. one day he went boating with his friends. the boat toppled and he fell down. seemanthini became a widow but she was stopped from becoming a sati. she was very sad for her widowhood but she continued praying god and observing vruth.
The drowned prince was rescued by nagakanya. he was taken to under the earth (pattal lok) to nagraja takshak. on enquiry he gave his identity. Since he was also a shivabaktha he safely brought prince back to the shore . Since that day was monday, seemanthini came to temple to offer pooja. After pooja she saw her husband standing on the bank of the river. she was very happy. Both of them went back home happily .
We pray lord shiva to protect all.