Kartik, Shukla Chaturthi – Saptami
Chhath Puja, also called Surya Shashthi, is a four-day festival honouring Surya Dev, the sun god, and Chhathi Maiya. It begins with Nahay Khay and Kharna, and on the third day, Kartik Shukla Shashthi, devotees offer arghya to the setting sun by a river or water body, closing with an offering to the rising sun the next morning.
Festival calendar
Other festivals in the calendar.
Tulsi Vivah
Kartik, Shukla Dwadashi – Purnima
Tulsi Vivah celebrates the ceremonial marriage of Tulsi Devi, the sacred basil, with Lord Vishnu as Shaligram, and marks the start of the wedding season in many households. In Maharashtra it is celebrated from Dwadashi to Purnima.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti / Gurpurab / Prakash Parv
Kartik, Purnima
Guru Nanak Jayanti, also called Gurpurab or Prakash Parv, marks the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of the Sikh faith. It is observed with the Akhand Path, early-morning prabhat pheris, kirtan, nagar kirtan processions and langar, and gurdwaras are lit through the night.
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Kartik Purnima / Tripurari Purnima / Dev Deepawali
Kartik, Purnima
Kartik Purnima, the full moon of Kartik, is observed with holy dips in rivers and the lighting of lamps. Tradition holds that Lord Shiva vanquished Tripurasura on this day, which gives it the name Tripurari Purnima, and Varanasi celebrates it as Dev Deepawali.
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