Purnima (day)

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Purnima (day)
Kartik Poornima: November 28, 2012
Purnima (also called Poornima, Sanskrit: ) is the Indian word for
Full Moon. The day of Purnima is the day (Tithi) in each month in
which the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month
between the two lunar fortnights (Paksha). The Shukla ("bright")
Paksha is the fortnight before, and the Krishna ("dark") Paksha is the
fortnight after, Purnima.
Festivals
The following festivals occur on Purnima.
Kartik Poornima, is celebrated on the full moon day of Kartik. It is
also called Tripura Purnima.
Shravan Poornima, is the full moon day in the month of Shravan.
This day has a number of different names. Hayagriva Jayanti is also
celebrated on Shravana Purnima. It is also known as Narali Purnima
Vat Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of
Jyeshta. Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a
banyan tree (Vat) on this day. It honors Savitri, the legendary wife
of Satyavan who escaped death for her husband's life. It is the
chosen day for worshipping Yama deva
Guru Purnima, devotees offer puja (worship) to their Guru, on a full
moon day. This is well known as Vyasa Purnima (Sanskrit. )
after the birthday of the celebrated author of Mahabharata who is declared as the guru of all in the Shiva Purana.
Sharad Purnima or Kojagiri purnima, the Autumn Harvest Festival, on a full moon day.
Buddha Poornima, the day of birth, enlightenment and passing away of Gautama Buddha, on a full moon day.
Holi/Phalgun Purnima, the Spring Festival of Colours in Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism, the full moon day in the
month of Phalgun.
Datttreya Jayanti is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Margashira
Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on the full mon of the lunar month Chaitra. However, this is celebrated on
different days in different states. While Orissa celebrates this as Vaisakha Sankranti, Andhra Pradesh celebrates
Vaisakha shukla paksha dashami, Kerala celebrates it in a previous month Margashira Amavasya coinciding with
Mula Nakshatra. Chaitra Purnima is the chosen day for donation of rice to please Sri Chandra Deva, Moon god.
Shakambhari Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Pausha
Madhu Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Bhaadra. On this day Uma Maheswara Vrata
as well as Shakra Vrata where Indra is worshiped for children and well-being.
Satyanarayan Puja vrata is observed on all full moon days
Purnima (day)
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References
External links
Introduction to the Hindu Calendar (PDF) (http:/ / himalayanacademy. com/ resources/ panchangam/
pancha_intro. PDF)
Article Sources and Contributors
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Article Sources and Contributors
Purnima (day) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=554554487 Contributors: Anastomoses, Coolgama, Kwamikagami, MKar, Moonraker12, Pictowrit, Prashantsmahale,
Senator2029, Several Times, Srath
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