• Friday 9th Jun 2017

Purnima Upavas

Purnima, or Poornima, is the full moon day in customary Hindu logbook. In a lunar date-book, followed in India, Poornima marks the end of a month and is viewed as a profoundly propitious day by Hindus and a few people in India even observe fast on Poornima. Numerous imperative customs and celebrations occur on Purnima. In South India, the day is known as Pournami.