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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.
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]
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).
Ekadashis are associated with the worship of the god Vishnu, patron of the Vaishnavism sect.. Ekadashi (Sanskrit: एकादशी, romanized: Ēkādaśī, lit. 'The eleventh day') is the eleventh lunar day of the waxing (Shukla Pakṣa) and waning (Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa) lunar cycles in a Vedic calendar month. [1]
In Tamil Nadu, during this month of Margaḻi, women make kolams or rangoli early in the morning. Devotees usually go to temples each morning and recite Thiruppavai by Andal and Thiruvempavai by Manikkavacakar .
Prior to it Shayani Ekadashi, is observed on the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight (Shukla paksha). " Aadi amavasai " is an important festival in Tamil Nadu and auspicious for Amman. In many parts of Nepal , the arrival of monsoon marks a special time for cultivating rice.
Chandra Shashti (Channan Chhath): It is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Shahsti of Bhadrapada month. It is quite popular among Dogra community of Jammu division . [ 4 ] The day is celebrated as birthday of Balarama and hence also called Balram Chhath or Baldev Chhath.