Buddha Purnima 1955
Birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana of the Buddha on Vaishakha Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:18
- Sunset18:30
- Fasting window (tithi)01:35 → 1955-05-07 · 03:40
- Parana (tithi ends)03:401955-05-07
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Buddha Purnima puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaBuddha Purnima — Frequently Asked Questions
Why do three events fall on Buddha Purnima?
Tradition holds that the Buddha's birth, his enlightenment and his parinirvana each occurred on the full moon of Vaishakha, though years apart — which is why this single day carries all three and is the holiest of the Buddhist year.
Is Buddha Purnima a Hindu festival too?
Yes. Hindus count the Buddha as the ninth avatar of Vishnu, and the day coincides with the Vaishakha full moon, kept with a holy bath and dana. It is observed by both traditions.
What is offered on Buddha Purnima?
Kheer is traditional — recalling Sujata's offering of milk-rice — along with white flowers, incense and a lamp. The deeper offering is ahimsa, giving, and meditation.
Other major festivals in 1955
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1955
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1955
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 1955
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 1955
- Holi — 9 March 1955
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1955
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1955
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1955
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1955
- Guru Purnima — 5 July 1955
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 1955
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1955
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1955
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 1955
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 1955
- Anant Chaturdashi — 30 September 1955
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 1955
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1955
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 1955
- Maha Navami — 25 October 1955
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 1955
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1955
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1955
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1955
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1955
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 1955
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 1955
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 1955
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1955
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1955
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