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Sharad Poornima 2017: Know Kojagiri Purnima puja shubh muhurat, vidhi and history

The Sharad Purnima Or Kojaagari Purnima Or Kumar Purnima Is A Harvest Festival Celebrated On The Full Moon Day Of The Hindu Lunar Month Of Ashvin (September–October). It Marks The End Of Monsoon.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Neha Singh | Updated on: 05 Oct 2017, 09:37:01 AM
 Sharad Poornima: Know Kojagiri Purnima puja muhurat vidhi and history

New Delhi:

Sharad Poornima or in other word Kojagiri Purnima, Kojagari, Kojagara or Kojagiri Purnima and Kumar Purnima, is basically an harvest festival. It is belived that Sharad Purnima is the only day in the year when the moon comes out with all sixteen Kalas. Sharad Poornima is being celebrated on October 5 across India.

In Hinduism, each human quality it is believed that the combination of sixteen different Kalas creates a perfect human personality. It was Lord Krishna who was born with all sixteen Kalas and He was the complete incarnation of Lord Vishnu. 

The Sharad Purnima or Kojaagari Purnima or Kumar Purnima is a harvest festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashvin (September–October). It marks the end of monsoon.

On Sharad Purnima not only Moon shines with all sixteen Kalas but its rays also have certain healing properties. To take advantage of Sharad Purnima, Rice-Kheer a famous Indian sweet dish made of cow milk, rice and sugar, is prepared and left in moonlight for the whole night. In the morning, Rice-Kheer which is belived to be fortified with the moonlight is consumed and distributed as Prasad.

Also Read: Moon to shine with all sixteen Kalas on this day

# Moonrise On Sharad Purnima Day = 18:02

# Purnima Tithi Begins = 01:47 on 5/Oct/2017

# Purnima Tithi Ends = 00:09 on 6/Oct/2017

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First Published : 05 Oct 2017, 09:19:59 AM

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