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Shukla Paksha refers to the bright lunar fortnight or waxing moon in the Hindu calendar. Shukla ( Sanskrit : शुक्ल ) is a Sanskrit word for "white" or "bright". The Shukla Paksha is a period of 15 days, which begins after the amavasya (new moon) day and culminating on purnima (full moon) day and is considered auspicious.
One fortnight is the bright, waxing half where the moon size grows and it ends in the full moon. This is called "Gaura Paksha" or Shukla Paksha. [42] The other half is the darkening, waning fortnight which ends in the new moon. This is called "Vadhya Paksha" or Krishna Paksha. [2]
Shayani Ekadashi (Sanskrit: शयनी एकादशी, romanized: Śayanī Ekādaśī, lit. 'eleventh day of sleep'), [3] also known by various other names, [note 1] is the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu month of Ashadha (June - July).
Dwadashi (Sanskrit: द्वादशी, romanized: Dvādaśī), [1] also rendered Dvadashi, is the twelfth lunar day [2] of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) fortnight, or Paksha, of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar. [3]
Paryushana is an annual holy event for Jains and is usually celebrated in August, September or October in Hindi calendar (Indian calendar) Bhadrapad Month's Shukla Paksha. [1] Jains increase their level of spiritual intensity often using fasting and prayer/meditation to help. [2] [3] The five main vows are emphasized during this time.
Symbolizing the victory of good over evil, Dussehra is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Ashvina (September–October), the seventh month of the Hindu calendar, with the appearance of the full moon, an event called the “bright fortnight” (shukla paksha). Dussehra coincides with the culmination of the nine-day Navratri festival and ...
In most Hindu calendars, Kartika begins with the transit of the Sun into Libra, beginning on 18 October and lasting until 15 November. In the Nepali calendar , which is also the country's official calendar, Kartika is the seventh month of the year, similar to the Maithili and Bengali calendars .
As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam). In other parts of India, New Year celebrations begin in the spring.