Panguni Uthiram
Tamil Hindu observance of the full moon of Panguni month / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panguni Uthiram (Tamil: பங்குனி உத்திரம், romanized: Paṅkuṉi Uttiram) is a Tamil Hindu festival. It is marked on the purnima (full moon) of the month of Panguni (14 March - 13 April).[1] It falls on the day the moon transits the nakshatram (asterism) of Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) in the twelfth month Panguni of the Tamil calendar.[2] This coincides with the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna/Chaitra.[3] Panguni is also the last month of the Solar Tamil Calendar year after which the next New Tamil Year begins.
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Panguni Uthiram | |
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Observed by | Hindu Tamils |
Type | Hindu |
Significance | Commemoration of the weddings of Shiva and Parvati, Rama and Sita, Murugan and Devasena, Ranganatha and Andal Manifestation of Ayyappan |
Celebrations | car festivals, kavadi |
Observances | Puja in Vaishnava and Shaiva temples Festival of the 63 Saints (Nayanars) |
Date | Full moon day of the month of Panguni |
Frequency | Annual |
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