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Purnima
Purnima (Sanskrit: Pūrṇimā) represents the lunar phase of full moon in the Hindu calendar. A calendar month ends on purnima as per the purnimanta tradition of the Hindu lunar calendar. Various Hindu beliefs and festivals are associated with the purnima day of various months.
Purnima is derived from Sanskrit words purni meaning "full" or "complete" and ma meaning "moon" signifying the full moon.
In the Hindu lunar calendar, each month has 29 or 30 days. The month begins on the next day after Amavasya (new moon) or Purnima (full moon) in the amanta and purnimanta systems respectively. The amanta system is followed majorly in the South India and the purnimanta system in North India. A month consists of two cycles– Shukla Paksha (waning moon) and Krishna Paksha (waxing moon), consisting of 15 days each. Days in each cycle is labeled as a thithi, with each thithi representing the different phases of the moon and repeating twice in a month.
Purnima corresponds to the period when the Moon is aligned with the Sun and the Earth in syzygy. The Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon, which are aligned at 180 degrees of ecliptic longitude. The full moon shows 100% illumination of the lunar disk as seen from Earth, as the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the planet. It causes high tides known as spring tides due to the combined gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon acting along the same line. A full moon can also coincide with a lunar eclipse, which occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and Moon, casting its shadow on the moon's surface.
Kartik Purnima is celebrated as Dev Deepavali by Hindus in parts of India, and involves fairs, pilgrimages, lamp-lighting and ritual bathing in sacred rivers. The Ayyappan garland festival is celebrated in Sabarimala on the day known as Tripuri Purnima.
Karthika Deepam is a festival of lights observed mainly by Tamils in the Karthigai month of the Tamil calendar. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day of the month coinciding with the Kṛttikā nakshatra. The festival is dedicated to god Kartikeya and is commemorated by lighting deepams outside and inside the homes.
On the Purnima day of the Kartika month, Jains commemorate the achievement of nirvana by the Tirthankara Mahavira, and the Sikhs celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti, the birthday of Sikh guru Guru Nanak.
Various Hindu religious festivals are celebrated on the Purnima day of the month in the Shravana month. Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, wherein sister(s) tie a thread on the brother's wrist. In Haryana and Punjab, people observe the festival of Salono. During the day, priests tie amulets on people's wrists for protection against evil. The festival of also involves a sister tying a thread called ponchi on a brother's hand.
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Purnima
Purnima (Sanskrit: Pūrṇimā) represents the lunar phase of full moon in the Hindu calendar. A calendar month ends on purnima as per the purnimanta tradition of the Hindu lunar calendar. Various Hindu beliefs and festivals are associated with the purnima day of various months.
Purnima is derived from Sanskrit words purni meaning "full" or "complete" and ma meaning "moon" signifying the full moon.
In the Hindu lunar calendar, each month has 29 or 30 days. The month begins on the next day after Amavasya (new moon) or Purnima (full moon) in the amanta and purnimanta systems respectively. The amanta system is followed majorly in the South India and the purnimanta system in North India. A month consists of two cycles– Shukla Paksha (waning moon) and Krishna Paksha (waxing moon), consisting of 15 days each. Days in each cycle is labeled as a thithi, with each thithi representing the different phases of the moon and repeating twice in a month.
Purnima corresponds to the period when the Moon is aligned with the Sun and the Earth in syzygy. The Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon, which are aligned at 180 degrees of ecliptic longitude. The full moon shows 100% illumination of the lunar disk as seen from Earth, as the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the planet. It causes high tides known as spring tides due to the combined gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon acting along the same line. A full moon can also coincide with a lunar eclipse, which occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and Moon, casting its shadow on the moon's surface.
Kartik Purnima is celebrated as Dev Deepavali by Hindus in parts of India, and involves fairs, pilgrimages, lamp-lighting and ritual bathing in sacred rivers. The Ayyappan garland festival is celebrated in Sabarimala on the day known as Tripuri Purnima.
Karthika Deepam is a festival of lights observed mainly by Tamils in the Karthigai month of the Tamil calendar. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day of the month coinciding with the Kṛttikā nakshatra. The festival is dedicated to god Kartikeya and is commemorated by lighting deepams outside and inside the homes.
On the Purnima day of the Kartika month, Jains commemorate the achievement of nirvana by the Tirthankara Mahavira, and the Sikhs celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti, the birthday of Sikh guru Guru Nanak.
Various Hindu religious festivals are celebrated on the Purnima day of the month in the Shravana month. Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, wherein sister(s) tie a thread on the brother's wrist. In Haryana and Punjab, people observe the festival of Salono. During the day, priests tie amulets on people's wrists for protection against evil. The festival of also involves a sister tying a thread called ponchi on a brother's hand.