Purnima

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Shravana Purnima

The Full Moon of Threads and Renewal

Shravana Purnima (full moon)

Shravana Purnima

The Full Moon of Threads and Renewal

Shravana Purnima (full moon)

Deity

Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Goddess Lakshmi, Varuna

Observance

Celebration

Duration

1 day

Observed

All India

Pooja Muhurat in New Delhi

12:22 PM – 12:47 PM

Through the Purnima tithi

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Shubh 12:22 PM – 12:47 PM

Avoid Rahukaal 10:46 AM–12:22 PM

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About This Day

Full moon in Shravan — celebrated as Raksha Bandhan and Narali Purnima, one of the most festive full moons.

Shravana Purnima is the full moon of the month of Shravan and one of the most densely observed days in the Hindu year — a single tithi carrying half a dozen distinct traditions. It is Raksha Bandhan, when sisters tie the protective thread. It is Upakarma, when Brahmins change the sacred thread and formally resume Vedic study. It is Narali Purnima on the Konkan coast, when the sea is offered a coconut and the fishing season reopens. It is Hayagriva Jayanti, Gayatri Jayanti and Sanskrit Diwas. It is Jhulan Purnima in Bengal and Odisha, and Kajari Purnima in the central belt. What unites them is the theme of bond and renewal: a thread tied, a thread changed, a season begun again.

Raksha BandhanNarali PurnimaJhulan PurnimaKajari PurnimaAvani AvittamUpakarma

Regional Names

Odisha

Gamha Purnima

Gujarat

Pavitropana

All India

Shravana Purnima

Tamil Nadu

Avani Avittam

Maharashtra

Narali Purnima

North India

Raksha Bandhan

West Bengal

Jhulan Purnima

Madhya Pradesh

Kajari Purnima

Vrat Rules

Fasting is optional. Those keeping the Purnima vrat fast through the day and break it after offering arghya to the full moon.

Allowed

·fruits

·milk

·satvik meal

·festive foods

Avoided

·onion

·garlic

·non-vegetarian food

·alcohol

Pooja Vidhi , Step by Step

Pre-dawn bath

Bathe before sunrise, preferably in a river or with Ganga jal added to the water

Sankalp

Take a sankalp for the observance your family keeps on this Purnima

Satyanarayana puja

Perform the Satyanarayana Vrat Katha and puja, customary on every Purnima

Regional observance

Perform the tradition of your region — tie the rakhi, change the sacred thread, or offer a coconut to the sea

Bhog

Offer sheera or panjiri, fruits, coconut and sweets to the deity

Moon worship

In the evening, offer arghya to the full moon with milk and white rice

Daan

Give food, cloth and grain in charity before or after the family meal

Step-by-step pooja guidance with mantras.

Mantras

Vishnu Mula Mantra

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya · 108 chants

Salutations to the Supreme Lord Vasudeva

Chandra Arghya Mantra

ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्राय नमः

Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraya Namah · 11 chants

Salutations to Chandra, lord of the mind and of nourishing coolness

Purnima Prarthana

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते। पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते।।

Om Purnamadah Purnamidam Purnat Purnamudachyate, Purnasya Purnamadaya Purnamevavashishyate · 3 chants

That is whole, this is whole. From the whole, the whole arises. Take the whole from the whole, and the whole alone remains

Pooja Essentials

Pooja Items

KalashCoconutGhee lampChandanAkshatWhite clothRakhi thread or sacred thread as applicableMilkDhoop

Flowers

White flowersMarigoldTulsiLotusJasmine

Prasad

Sheera (sooji halwa)PanjiriCoconutKheerFruitsSweets

·Bathe before sunrise

·Perform the Satyanarayana puja

·Keep the observance your region and family follow

·Offer arghya to the full moon in the evening

·Give charity before the family meal

Avoid

·Do not tie a rakhi during Bhadra where Raksha Bandhan is observed

·Avoid non-vegetarian food, onion, garlic and alcohol

·Do not quarrel with siblings or family on this day

·Do not skip the traditional observance of your community

·Avoid cutting hair or nails

Remedies

·Offer arghya to the full moon for mental peace and a weak Moon in the chart

·Perform the Satyanarayana Vrat Katha for household harmony

·Donate white items — rice, milk, cloth, silver

·Bathe in a river or add Ganga jal to the bath

·Give food and cloth in charity on this day

Daan (Donations)

RiceWhite clothMilkCoconutGrainFood to the needy

Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Goddess Lakshmi, Varuna

Shravana Purnima

The Full Moon of Threads and Renewal

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Published August 8, 2025

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