ark aris ▁also ▁visit ▁the ▁temple ▁on ▁two ▁other ▁Ek ad ash is — in ▁the ▁H indu ▁months ▁of ▁Mag ha ▁and ▁Ch ait ra . ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁V ark aris ▁travel ▁to ▁P and h arp ur ▁for ▁the ▁y atra ▁on ▁Sh ay ani ▁Ek ad ashi , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁w ax ing ▁moon ▁in ▁the ▁lun ar ▁month ▁of ▁Ash ad ha . ▁Both ▁Sh ay ani ▁Ek ad ashi ▁and ▁P rab od h ini ▁Ek ad ashi ▁( in ▁the ▁w ax ing ▁half ▁of ▁K art ik ), ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁myth ology ▁of ▁V ish nu . ▁H ind us ▁believe ▁that ▁V ish nu ▁falls ▁as leep ▁in ▁K she ers agar ▁( a ▁cos mic ▁ocean ▁of ▁milk ), ▁while ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Sh es ha - n ā ga ▁( the ▁cos mic ▁ser pent ). ▁His ▁sleep ▁begins ▁on ▁Sh ay ani ▁Ek ad ashi ▁( liter ally ▁the ▁' sleep ing ▁ 1 1 th ') ▁and ▁he ▁finally ▁aw ak ens ▁from ▁his ▁sl umber , ▁four ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁P rab od h ini ▁Ek ad ashi . ▁The ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁Ash ad ha ▁and ▁K art ik ▁continue ▁until ▁the ▁full - mo on ▁in ▁those ▁months , ▁con cluding ▁with ▁tor ch light ▁process ions . ▁In scri ptions ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 1