Showing posts with label kojaagiri purnima. Show all posts
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Monday, October 26, 2015

Kojaagari Purnima | Sharad Purnima

The Sharad Purnima or Kojaagari Purnima or Kumar Purnima is a gather festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin (September–October). It symbols the end of monsoon. There is a traditional celebration of the moon and is also called the 'Kaumudi celebration', Kaumudi meaning moonlight.This celebrates Krishna dancing with the Gopi's

Sharad Purnima
Krishna Dancing With Gopi's | Image source : radhagovindanyc.com

Sharad Purnima
Sharad Purnima | Image Source : festivalszone.com


At night, goddess Lakshmi is worshiped and night vigil is observed. According to a folk-tale, once a king fell on evil days, and was in great financial straits, but then his queen observed this fast and night vigil, and worshiped the goddess of wealth, Laxmi. accordingly, they were blessed by the goddess and they regained their prosperity.

Kojagirin Purnima
It is also believed that on this day as moon and the earth are very close to each other, the moon rays have certain healing properties of nourishing the body and the soul.


Source : Wikipedia.org







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