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It falls on November or December of the Gregorian calendar and is also known as Tripurari Purnima or Deva-Deepavali, the gods's festival of lights. Karthika Deepam is a related festival that is celebrated in South India and Sri Lanka on a different date. It follows Diwali by about 15 days.
Colorful celebrations in Boudhanath Stupa, Nepal during the night of full moon in Buddha Purnima. In Nepal, Buddha's birthday is celebrated on the full moon day of May, and is a national public holiday. The festival is known by various names, Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Vaishakh Purnima, Saga Dawa, and Vesak. Purnima means full moon day in ...
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 or December. [16] Though it corresponds to the Kartik Purnima, it falls on a different day due to the correction of equinoxes in the Tamil calendar. [17]
Ashadi Purnima: আষাঢ়ী পূর্ণিমা Last wednesday in Safar Akhiri Chahar Shambah: আখেরি চাহার সোম্বা First full moon in Bhadra Madhu Purnima: মধু পূর্ণিমা 15/16 Bhadra Mahalaya: মহালয়া 8 Ashvin Durga Ashtami: অষ্টমী 9 Ashvin Navaratri ...
Suna Vesha or Golden Attire of Lord Jagannath. Ratha Yatra is most significant of all festivals of Jagannath. The Jagannath triad are usually worshiped in the sanctum of the temple, but once during the month of Asadha (Rainy Season of Odisha, usually falling in month of June or July), they are brought out onto the Bada Danda (The main high street of Puri) and travel (3 km) to the Shri Gundicha ...
The Meitei calendar (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ, romanized: Meitei Thaapaanlon) or the Manipuri calendar (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ, romanized: Manipuri Thaapaanlon) or the Kangleipak calendar (Meitei: ꯀꯪꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ, romanized: Kangleipaak Thaapaanlon) or the Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing (Meitei ...
Tribeni, located in Bansberia of Hooghly district, is a historic and sacred site known as the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers. The tradition of organizing the Kumbh Mela during Makar Sankranti (Magh Sankranti) at this site existed for centuries.
It occurs on the purnima (full moon day) in the Hindu month Phalguna, usually falling in March or April. [1] Gaura Purnima means "Golden Full Moon", a reference to Chaitanya. His followers spend this festival fasting and chanting congregationally, then at moonrise a feast is enjoyed by all. [2] It will be celebrated on March 24 and 25, 2024. [3]