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'''Pūrṇimā''' ({{Lang-sa|पूर्णिमा}}) is the word for [[full moon]] in [[Sanskrit]]. The day of Purnima is the day (''[[Tithi]]'') in each month when the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar [[fortnight]]s ([[paksha]]), and the Moon is aligned exactly in a straight line, called a [[syzygy (astronomy)|syzygy]], with the Sun and Earth. Full moon is considered the third of the four primary phases of the Moon; the other three phases are [[new moon]], first quarter moon, and third quarter moon. The full moon shows 100% illumination, causes high [[tide]]s, and can concur with [[lunar eclipse]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Full Moon|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/full-moon.html|website=www.timeanddate.com|access-date=25 November 2017|language=en}}</ref>
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The following festivals occur on the purnima. The [[Manava Purana]] (one of the [[Upapurana|Upapuranas]]) contains a list of the festivals that fall on the full moon.
* [[Kartik Poornima|Kartik Purnima]], significant to both [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] and [[Shaivism|Shaiva]] traditions, is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of [[Kartika (month)|Kartika]]. It is also called [[Tripura (mythology)|Tripura]] Purnima.
* [[Raksha Bandhan|Shravana Purnima]] is the full moon day of the month of [[
* [[Vat Purnima]] is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of [[Jyeshta|Jyeshtha]]. Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree (''Vat'') on this day. It honours [[Savitri and Satyavan|Savitri]], the legendary wife of Satyavan who persuaded [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]] to restore her husband's life.
* [[Guru Purnima]], devotees offer [[Puja (Hinduism)|''puja'']] (worship) to their ''[[guru]]'', on the full moon day of [[Ashadha]]. It is also known as Vyasa Purnima after the birthday of [[Vyasa]], the author of the [[Mahabharata]].
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