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Kartika Purnima is celebrated on the fifth lunar day (full moon day) of the  Kartika  month . This festival is marked as the day to worship many gods such as –Lord Vishnu, Lord  Shiva ,  Kartikeya  and Goddess  Tulsi . Every festival has some associated significance and the celebration of the fest predominately depends on the region and the states. Devotees visit various ghats and temples to commemorate the last day of the saintliest month of the year. Let’ now know the pious significance of this one-day fere. Divine Significance of this day This day is considered very propitious as on Kartik Purnima  ‘Matsya’ -Lord Vishnu Fish-personification (Avatar) took birth and protected the First man- Manu from ‘Maha Pralay’. This fest is also memorialized as the birthday of  ‘ Vrinda’ who was the beautiful incarnation of the Goddess ‘ Tulsi’  and Lord  ‘Kartikeya’  (son of Lord Shiva). A very special day to remember Radha- Krishna’...

Kartika Purnima  is a renowned Hindu Festival which falls on the last of ‘Kartika Month’. It is observed on the full moon day and the fifteenth lunar day of ‘Shukla Paksha’. It is also famed as ‘Deva Diwali’ and ‘ Tripuri Purnima ’ and is the most God-fearing month for Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are worshiped together in various temples. Devotees observe fast on this day and take a bathe in the holy rivers before sunrise to please gods. In ‘Pushkar’ (Rajasthan) a famous Fair ( Mela ) is organized to celebrate this holy fest. Kartika Purnima Timings- : Purnima Tithi Begins = 13:46 on 3/Nov/2017 Purnima Tithi Ends = 10:52 on 4/Nov/2017 Traditions and Rituals tied up with Kartika Purnima  Hindus involve themselves in ‘Vastra Daan’ or ‘Gau Daan’ (Donation of Cows) Devotees bathe in the holy river early morning and perform various  Puja ceremonies  to please Lord Sun which is called- Kartika Snana. People participate and indulge ...

Kartika Purnima- the last day of the holiest month ‘Kartika’  is one of the holiest and the most divine months according to the Hindu calendar- ‘Vikram Samvant’. During the month of Kartika, devotees come a long way and take a both to rouse themselves in its pious water before sunrise. People gather on the bank of the river-  ‘Ganga’  or any of the holy rivers along with their family members to express their gratitude and devotion towards Sun God (Lord Surya).They perform various rituals and customs by offering water to Sun as the festivities begin on the day of ‘Sharad Purnima’ and ends on ‘Kartika Purnima’. Kartika Purnima is commemorated on the full moon day or on the fifteen lunar days of  Shukla Paksha  (waxing moon). Kartika month is famed as ‘Damodara’( Lord Krishna) Month, in Vasihnava region. Peeps also  celebrate this eighth lunar month festival  with momentous rituals and different names such as ‘ Poornimasi’, ‘Pournami’, ‘Tirup...