Friday, 15 November 2024

This festival is celebrated on Kartik Purnima. On this day Ganga snan, lamp donation, lamp lighting, yagya and worship of God have special significance. According to Vishnu Puran, Lord Vishnu was incarnated as Matsya Avatar on Kartik Purnima, so on this day Shri Hari is worshipped. Kartik Purnima is also known as Tripurari Purnima, it is believed that on this day Lord Shiva killed the demon Tripurasura. In this happiness, the gods celebrated happiness by lighting a lamps. That is why Kartik Purnima is also known as Dev Deepawali.

In Sikhism, the day of Kartik Purnima is celebrated as the festival of lights because on this day Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh dharam, was born.

Kartik Purnima (1950 to 2050)