1. Related Festival or Vrata: Bilva Tri-ratri Vrata

Time of Celebration and Rituals: On a Tuesday of Jyestha purnima when the constellation is Jvestba; worship of the bel tree for three consecutive nights as per Hemadris injunctions in the Skanda Purana; the vow comprises bath with water mixed with mustard seeds,partaking of sacred sattvic food (havisvanna), adorning the tree with two pieces of red cloth and placing the image of Uma-Mahesvara beneath it; homa is performed and 1,008 bilva leaves are offered; brahmins are fed.

2. Related Festival or Vrata: Shravana Krishna Ekadashi

Time of Celebration and Rituals: Ceremonial offering of water to the bel tree.

3. Related Festival or Vrata: Bhadra Shukla Chaturthi

Time of Celebration and Rituals: Offering of trifoliate leaves of bel to Lord Ganesha

4. Related Festival or Vrata: Bilva Nimantrana

Time of Celebration and Rituals: Ashvina shukla shashthi; summoning the tree-goddess and worshipping the Devi.

5. Related Festival or Vrata: Bilva Saptami

Time of Celebration and Rituals: Ashvina shukla saptami: a twig of bel, bearing two fruits, is offered to Devi.

6. Related Festival or Vrata: Bilva Navami

Time of Celebration and Rituals: Ashvina shukla navami; bel leaves are offered to Lord Shiva.