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==Festivals==
The following festivals occur on Purnima. When the Manava Purana (one of Upa Purana) narrated The festivals of full moon days.
* [[Kartik Poornima]], is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of [[Kartika (month)|Kartik]]. It is also called [[Tripura (mythology)|
* [[Raksha Bandhan|Shravan Poornima]], is the full moon day in [[Shravan]]. This day has a [[Raksha Bandhan#Other festivals on this day|number of different names]]. [[Hayagriva]] Jayanti and [[Gayatri]] jayanti is also celebrated on Shravana Purnima. It is also known as [[Raksha Bandhan]]
* [[Vat Purnima]] is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of [[Jyeshta]]. Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree (''Vat'') on this day. It honors Savitri, the legendary wife of Satyavan who escaped death for her husband's life. It is the chosen day for worshipping [[Yama]] deva
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