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From that day till the end of the month, oil lamps are lit every day. On Karthika Purnima, oil lamps with 365 wicks prepared at home are lit in Shiva temples. Apart from that, Kartika Puranam is read, and fasting is observed till sunset, every day for the whole month. The Swaminarayan Sampradaya also celebrates this day with faith and fervor. [8]
Karthigai Deepam is a lights festival celebrated by Hindu Tamizhans across the world on the Full-Moon Day of the Karthigai Month when the stars align on a Karthika constellation. Tamizhans light Deepams outside and inside their homes to celebrate the birth of Lord Murugan.
Karthika Deepam (Tamil: Kārtikai tīpam) is a Hindu festival of lights. It is mainly observed mainly by Tamils in India, Sri Lanka and other regions with significant Tamil diaspora . The festival is celebrated on the first full moon day of the month of Kartika coinciding with Kṛttikā nakshatra , falling on the Gregorian months of November ...
Hindu calendar dates are usually prescribed according to a lunisolar calendar. In Vedic timekeeping , a māsa is a lunar month, a pakṣa is a lunar fortnight , and a tithi is a lunar day . There are two prevailing definitions of the lunar month: amānta , where the month ends with the new moon, and pūrṇimānta , where it ends with the full ...
The two calendars most widely used today are the Vikrama calendar, which is in followed in western and northern India and Nepal, the Shalivahana Shaka calendar which is followed in the Deccan region of India (Comprising present day Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa). [61]
Nagula Chavithi in Kartika masam is a major festival in Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Tamilnadu. The rituals and puja procedures are different from place to place. Some people place Naga devatha idol at home and perform puja. But in some places, devotees go to 'Putta' (Snake pit) and offer naivedyam and perform other pujas.
Tulu Calendar (also known as Varsa, Vorsa or Vodu) is a traditional Indian solar calendar, generally used in the regions of Northern Parts of Kasaragod District of Kerala, and Dakshina Kannada, Udupi Districts of Karnataka, India.
2024 Abujhmarh clash: More than 36 Maoists are killed in an operation carried out by District Reserve Guards and Special Task Force in the Abujhmarh forest area in Chhattisgarh. [167] 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: The BJP retains control of the state Legislative Assembly for a record third term, winning 48 of 90 seats. [168] [169]