Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) 2061
The gods' Diwali — a million lamps on the Kashi ghats.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:23
- Sunset17:07
- Fasting window (tithi)2061-11-26 · 15:47 → 12:06
- Parana (tithi ends)12:06
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 Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaKartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Kartik Purnima celebrated?
On the full moon (Purnima) of the month of Kartika, in autumn — the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight, about a fortnight after Diwali. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Why is Kartik Purnima called Dev Deepawali?
It is held to be the night the gods descend to bathe in the Ganga, and is celebrated as their Diwali with rows of lamps floated and lit on the ghats — most famously at Kashi, where the riverfront is covered in lamps at dusk.
What is Tripurari Purnima?
Another name for Kartik Purnima, recalling Shiva as Tripurari, who destroyed the three cities of the asuras with a single arrow at the one moment they aligned. The gods lit lamps in relief, which the festival's lamps remember.
Why is bathing important on Kartik Purnima?
Kartika is the month most prescribed for holy bathing, charity and the worship of Vishnu, and its full moon is its most auspicious day. A dawn bath in the Ganga or another sacred river is the central observance.
Other major festivals in 2061
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2061
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 2061
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2061
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2061
- Holi — 7 March 2061
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2061
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2061
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2061
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2061
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 2061
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 2061
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 2061
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2061
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 2061
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 2061
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 2061
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2061
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 2061
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 2061
- Maha Navami — 23 October 2061
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 23 October 2061
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2061
- Dhanteras — 9 November 2061
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2061
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 11 November 2061
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 2061
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 2061
- Chhath Puja — 18 November 2061
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2061
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