KARTIK PURNIMA According to Hindu calendar, it falls around one month after Sharad Purnima or (Kumar Purnima as itwell known in Odisha) and almost fifteen days after Deepavali. It is the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight of the Kartik month. Kartik Purnima is a festival celebrated in different ways/styles/beliefs by the Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. There are different names for this also, such as Tripuri Purnima, Tripurari Purnima, Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepavali, Guruparab or Guru Nanak Jayanti, as different communities celebrate this occasion according to their own beliefs, customs and traditions. But they all consider this day, the fifteenth lunar day of Kartik,very auspicious. In some parts of the country, the whole month of Kartik is considered to be the holiest month among all according to the Hindu calendar. Jainism : According to Jains, Kartik Purnima is a very important religious da...
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