Ritual dayशरद पूर्णिमा
Sharad Purnima
Local names:शरद पूर्णिमा(Hindi)ଶରଦ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା(Odia)শরৎ পূর্ণিমা(Bengali)શરદ પૂર્ણિમા(Gujarati)சரத் பௌர்ணமி(Tamil)ശരത് പൗർണമി(Malayalam)
The brightest full moon of the year — moonlight is said to have nectar properties.
Gregorian date
14 October 2027
Thursday
Tithi
Shukla Purnima
Ashwin (September – October)
Duration
single-night
Also known as
Kojagari Purnima
Significance
The autumnal full moon. Tradition holds that the moon's rays this night carry healing nectar (amrita). Kheer is left out under the moon and consumed the next morning.
What happens on the day
- •Place kheer under the moonlight
- •Worship Lakshmi (in Bengal — Kojagari Lakshmi Puja)
- •Read Krishna's Maha Raasa from the Bhagavata
About the month of Ashwinआश्विन
Sharad Navratri (9 nights of the Mother Goddess), Dussehra / Vijayadashami (Ram's victory over Ravana), Sharad Purnima fall in this month.