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{{short description|Sanskrit word for full moon day}}
{{other uses}}'''Pūrṇimā''' (पूर्णिमा) or '''Pournami''' 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|accessdate=25 November 2017|language=en}}</ref>▼
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==Festivals==
The following festivals occur on
* [[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)|
* [[Raksha Bandhan|
* [[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
* [[Guru Purnima]], devotees offer [[Puja (Hinduism)|''puja'']] (worship) to their
* [[Sharad Purnima]] or Kojagiri
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* [[Holi]]/
* [[Datta Jayanti|
* [[Hanuman Jayanti]], making the birth of [[Hanuman]], is celebrated on the full
* [[Shakambhari Purnima]] is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of [[Pausha]], marking the descent of the goddess [[Shakambhari]].
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