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Purnima Tithi (Purnima — the full moon)

ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ ತಿಥಿ

Purnima is the full-moon day. A tithi is a lunar "day" — the time the Moon takes to move 12° further from the Sun. This page covers its presiding deity, meaning, mythology and traditional observances.

Deity
Soma-Chandra

Meaning & mythology

The full moon: Satyanarayana puja, Guru Purnima, Kartika Deepa, Holi's bonfire — the luminous completions of the year all ride the Purnima.

Observances & practice

Satyanarayana vrata, sacred baths in Kartika and Magha, Guru vandana on Ashadha Purnima.

ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ ತಿಥಿ — ಅರ್ಥ ಮತ್ತು ಪುರಾಣ

ದೇವತೆ
ಸೋಮ-ಚಂದ್ರ

ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ: ಸತ್ಯನಾರಾಯಣ ಪೂಜೆ, ಗುರು ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮಾ, ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ ದೀಪ, ಹೋಳಿಯ ಕಾಮದಹನ — ವರ್ಷದ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಪೂರ್ಣತೆಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆಯಲ್ಲಿ.

ಆಚರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪದ್ಧತಿ: ಸತ್ಯನಾರಾಯಣ ವ್ರತ, ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ–ಮಾಘ ಸ್ನಾನ, ಗುರು ವಂದನೆ.

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