When Is Kartik Purnima 2023? Start And End Date, Puja Timings, Importance And Significance

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When Is Kartik Purnima 2023? Start And End Date: This is a popular festival celebrated by the Hindu community and is known as Kartik Purnima. Also, it is known as Tripuri Purnima and Tripurari Purnima.

It is a Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Kartik, which usually falls in October or November of the Gregorian calendar. It is observed on the 15th lunar day in the month of Kartik and is widely celebrated across India. Let us know more about this day.

Kartik Purnima 2023: Start And End Date
This year, Kartik Purnima will be celebrated on Monday, 27 November. According to Drik Panchang, this year, Purnima tithi begins at 03:53 pm on 26 November 2023 and ends at 02:45 pm on 27 November 2023.

Kartik Purnima 2023: Legend
According to a legend, the term is derived from a word that comes from Tripurari, a form of the God Shiva and an enemy of the demon Tripurasura, the ogre. It is on Kartik Purnima, that Lord Shiva killed the demon with a single arrow.

Tripurasuraa is a collective name given to three demons namely Vidyunmali, Tarakaksha, and Viryavana who controlled the whole world after defeating the gods and created three cities in space, called Tripura. Therefore, this day is also known as Dev-Deepavali or Diwali for the gods.

According to another legend, this is known as the day of Matsya, or the fish-incarnation of Lord Vishnu, as well as the birth date of Vrinda, the personification of Mother Tulsi. There is a belief that Lord Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, was also born on this day. Due to this, devotees of Radha and Krishna believe that on Kartik Purnima, the gods gather to dance and celebrate the festival of illumination. The festivities associated with the day begin on Prabodhini Ekadashi.

Kartik Purnima 2023: History, Significance and Celebrations
On Kartik Purnima, people take a holy dip in the early morning in sacred rivers to cleanse themselves from all negative energies. Also, this is believed to cleanse the soul and bring good fortune. On this day, people recite Vedic mantras and sing bhajans. Since it is a festival of light, they light lamps in their homes and temples and also donate lamps to symbolize the virtue of goodness over evil or darkness. Also, it is a symbolic gesture of dispelling ignorance and spreading knowledge.

One should not consume non-vegetarian food such as chicken, meat, alcohol, etc. on this auspicious day of Kartik Purnima as it is not going to give the desired results. So, refrain from Tamasic food at all costs.

Further, Charity and acts of kindness are considered auspicious on Kartik Purnima and so many people engage in donating to the needy, feeding the poor, or supporting various social causes. In some places, especially in Varanasi, people light lamps and float them in the Ganges River as an offering to Lord Shiva. The illuminated lamps on the water create a mesmerizing sight. This day is also associated with the ceremonial marriage of the holy basil plant (Tulsi) to Lord Vishnu.