Kartik Purnima 2024- Date, Time, Tithi & Significance

Kartika Pournami popularly known as Kartik Purnima or Rash Purnima, is a festival celebrated by the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain people. This festival is celebrated on full moon day, the 15th day of the Lunar month Kartik. This Purnima holds great significance in the hearts of the devotees. Kartik Purnima usually falls in November or December, also known as Tripurari Purnima or Dev Deepawali. Read the full post to learn more about the Kartik Purnima story, significance, date, and puja vidhi.

Table of Content:

1. Kartik Purnima date and time
2. Kartik Purnima Significance
3. Kartik Purnima history background
4. Story associated with Kartik Purnima
5. How to celebrate Kartik Purnima
6. Step by step: Kartik Purnima puja vidhi

Kartik Purnima date and time

Kartik Purnima Date: 15 November 2024
Kartik Purnima time: 6:20 AM on 15 November - 2:59 AM on 16 November

Kartik Purnima Significance

Kartik Purnima is known as an auspicious day all over India because this month is related to many deities. This day is celebrated as Dev Deepawali which symbolises the victory of good over evil and is also considered a very auspicious day to worship Shri Krishna and Shrimati Radha Rani. In Southern India, Kartik Purnima is celebrated as the birthday of God Kartikeya.

Kartik Purnima history background

This day has deep historical and mythological roots which are connected with various Gods and Goddesses. This day shows the values of devotion, the victory of good over evil, and the spirit of gratitude across faiths and cultures in India.

Stories associated with Kartik Purnima

Kartik Purnima is associated with many stories such as Kartikey Jayanti, Dev Deepawali, Victory of Matsya, and Tulsi Vivah. Here check the different stories associated with Kartik Purnima:

1. Kartikey Jayanti
Kartik Purnima is celebrated as the birthday of Kartikey bhagwan who is the god of war and elder son of Mahadev. This day is also dedicated to the pits, dead ancestors.
2. Dev Deepawali
According to Hindu mythology, on this day lord shiva killed the demon called Tripurasur who is destroying the dev lok. After that, every god celebrated Dev Deepawali in Shiv lok Kashi by lighting the diyas on the ghat.
3. Tulsi Vivah
This day is also popular for Tulsi Vivah (Basil plant) and Shaligram ji who is an avatar of Lord Vishnu. This event indicates the end of the monsoon and the beginning of the wedding season.
4. Victory of Matsya
Another story is related to Lord Vishnu, when he transforms into a Matsya (fish) avatar and it is believed that he took this form to save the Vedas and humanity from a great deluge. On this, devotees do puja and take holy baths in sacred places like Pushkar.

How to celebrate Kartik Purnima

Kartik Purnima is a very wonderful event which is celebrated all over India in many ways.
Many devotees do fast (vrat) and perform puja upasana like Rudrabhishek to Lord Shiva, Tulsi Vivah, and Satyanarayan Vrat. They also take holy baths and light diyas on ghats.
In some regions, people also make miniature boats by decorating it and floating it.
Some people also like to do daan such as clothes, foods, etc.

Step by step: Kartik Purnima puja vidhi

This day is very special for all devotees, so you must need to known how to Kartik Purnima Puja:
1. First, you should wake up early in the morning and clean your house.
2. Take a holy shower and offer jal to Surya Dev. You can also do vrat on this day.
3. Light a diya at your house mandir.
4. Do the puja and upasana of Gods and Goddesses, chant the mantra, and do katha paath.
5. After that, offer the prasad to the deities.