Sharad Purnima
sharad purnima also known kumara purnima kojagari purnima navanna purnima kojagrat purnima kaumudi purnima religious festival celebrated full moon day hindu lunar month ashvin september october marking end monsoon season full moon night celebrated different way various cultural region across indian subcontinent day many hindu divine pair like radha krishna shiva parvati lakshmi narayana worshipped along chandra moon deity offered flower kheer sweet dish made rice milk deity temple usually dressed white color signifying brightness moon many people observe full day fasting night sharad purnima celebrates night rāsalīlā circular dance performed krishna gopis milkmaid braj participate divine dance shiva took form gopīśvara mahādevā vivid description night given brahma purana skanda purana brahma vaivarta purana linga purana also believed full moon night goddess lakshmi descends earth watch action human being kojagari purnima concern observance kojagara vrata people perform vrata moonlight fasting day lakshmi hindu goddess prosperity significantly worshipped day believed day lakshmi appeared churning ocean indra god rain along elephant airavata also worshipped day celebrated hindu differently various region india bangladesh nepal sharad purnima hold great significance swaminarayan sampradaya particularly within bap mark birth gunatitanand swami ontologically believed aksharbrahman bengal tripura assam odishathe night known kojagari purnima kojagari translates one awake bengali believed goddess lakshmi visit people house night check whether staying awake blesses awakein northern central state india uttar pradesh bihar jharkhand madhya pradesh chhattisgarh kheer prepared night kept moonlight open roofed space overnight believed night moon ray carry amrita elixir immortality collected kheer kheer eaten prasad next day also goddess lakshmi worshipped night bengali tribe day celebrated day exact day especially dyao brahmo cumulang tradition per various tradition determining day auspicious celebration maharashtra popularly known kojagiri paurnima people make masala milk keep outside moonlight moon ray believed carry amrita many part gujarat garba performed moonlight mithila region bihar special celebration occurs house newly married groom groom family distribute betel makhana gifted bride family relative neighbour odisha day unmarried woman fast popular belief getting suitable groom kumara unmarried woman worship moon occasion festival puja start early morning moon set new dress kula basket made woven bamboo strip filled rice puff sugarcane betel leaf betel nut cucumber coconut seven fruit apple banana evening full moon worshiped worshipper break fast preparing dish containing fried paddy fruit kula along curd jaggery offer moon god tulsi plant maiden play game sing song light full moon mithila region nepal day known kojagrat purnima concludes –day dashain festival celebration kojagrat translates one awake nepali similar tradition eastern india nepalese hindu wake night offering reverence goddess lakshmi jagran festival puja take place around janaki temple dedicated mata sita birthplace father king janaka also last day receive dashain tika one relative day also known valmiki jayanti birth anniversary valmiki composed ramayana midautumn festival baisakh purnima diwali bbc hindu full moon celebration tilehurst autumn harvest festival utsav sharad poornima purnima archived april wayback machine sharad purnima article titleusurped