Sharad Purnima 2024: Every year, the festival of Sharad Purnima is celebrated on the next day of Chaturdashi Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month. This year the holy festival of Sharad Purnima will be celebrated on 16 October. This day has special significance in Hinduism. It is also called the Festival of Health. According to religious beliefs, on this day the moon is full of sixteen arts and showers nectar with its rays throughout the night.
The holy festival of Sharad Purnima comes after Sharadiya Navratri. Because of this also Sharad Purnima has special significance. It is also celebrated as a harvest festival in many states of the country. There is also a practice of making kheer on this day. Kheer is kept in the moonlight of the moon overnight. It is believed that by keeping kheer in the moonlight of the moon overnight on this day, kheer becomes like nectar and the consumption of this kheer is considered very beneficial for health.
Sharad Purnima Tithi 2024
According to the Drik Panchang, this year the Ashwin Shukla Purnima Tithi for Sharad Purnima will start from 8:40 pm on October 16. This date will end on October 17 at 4:55 pm. If seen based on Udayatithi, Ashwin Purnima is on October 17. But for Sharad Purnima, the moon must be in Ashwin Purnima Tithi.
In such a situation, Ashwin Purnima Tithi is ending on October 17 in the evening. On October 16, there will be moonrise on Ashwin Purnima Tithi and the moon will remain present throughout the night. In such a situation, this year Sharad Purnima is on Wednesday, October 16. This is its correct date.
Sharad Purnima 2024 Muhurat
There is a law to keep Kheer on the night of Sharad Purnima on October 16. The moon will rise at 5:05 pm on Sharad Purnima. The sunset will be at 5:50 pm on that day.
Time to keep Kheer on Sharad Purnima 2024
Revati Nakshatra is starting at 7:18 pm on Sharad Purnima. Revati Nakshatra is considered auspicious. You can keep Sharad Purnima kheer after 7:18 pm. However, on the night of Sharad Purnima, when the moon is fully visible its rays start reaching you. Then you make kheer and keep it in the open.
Sharad Purnima Pujan Vidhi
Get up in the morning on the day of Sharad Purnima and take bath etc. Clean the temple of the house and prepare for the worship of Mata Lakshmi and Shri Hari. For this, spread a red or yellow cloth on a chowki. Install the idol of Mata Lakshmi and Vishnu ji on it. Mata Lakshmi is worshiped on Sharad Purnima.
She has eight forms, which include Dhanalakshmi, Dhanyalakshmi, Raj Lakshmi, Vaibhav Lakshmi, Aishwarya Lakshmi, Santan Lakshmi, Kamala Lakshmi and Vijay Lakshmi.
