Then,women again perform sacred bath and rub the special red mud for several times on different parts of the body.They sprinkle water over head and brush the teeth for 360 times with Dantiwan, a sacred plan.By taking one more ritual bath in sacred water,devotees feel blessed that their all sins are cleansed away.

The women perform the pooja in the month of Shravan and garland the Goddess,made up of Aghoda and Durva leaves.In some places the face of the Goddess is placed on the bunch of Aghada leaves. 

Nowdays this Vrata is not seen being observed,but in the olden time, the women used to visit river or pond in the afternoon,by taking cow dung with them, clean their teeth with medicinal herbal stick(like Aghada plant).‘Aghada’ is one such plant, which has many medicinal uses.

This is grown in the months of Ashadha and Shravan months.In Bhadrapada it becomes full-fledged and its medicinal instincts are prominently noticed in the same month.Then cold-water bath was taken and later, the idol of Saptarshi on small wooden platform in the form of seven bettle nuts was placed and  pooja was performed.

The devotee used to eat only those fruits,which grow below the ground and avoided the food,prepared from the grains grown from the toiling of bullocks.

The Jains regard this,as a very important day.In Jains the followers of Shwetambar cult,end their Parjushan Maha Parva on this day and the others following Digambar cult, start their Maha Parva from this day.

‘Hrishabhadeva’ was the first and the most sacred Teerthankar as per the Jains,who is also known as Aadinath. ‘Rishi Panchami’ day is observed in the name of Aadinath.The Hindus and the Jains have the same feeling and motive behind observing this Vrat of Rishi Panchami.

                                                             Legend

Rushi Panchami Vratha katha is mentioned in several scriptures as a conversation between Lord Brahma and the king Sitasale.King Sitasale asked Lord Brahma,about a fast or Vrata which would provide him a quick result.Lord Brahma told him the importance and the significance of Rishi Panchami vrat.

Lord Brahma narrated the legend of a generous Brahmin called Uttank,who lived with his wife Sushila in Vidharba.Wife Sushila was very much dedicated to her husband.The devoted couple had a son and a daughter.Their daughter got married to a young man but he died shortly after the marriage.Later,the parents constructed a cottage on the bank of the holy river Ganga and lived in it with the widow daughter.