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Festival · Kartik Purnima

Kartik Purnima 2026

कार्तिक पूर्णिमा

Tuesday 24 November 2026 · in 24 days

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Delhi · times in IST

Kartik Purnima is the full moon that closes Kartik, the month of lamps. It is one of the year's great bathing days, and for many it is also Tripuri Purnima, Dev Deepawali and Guru Nanak Jayanti.

Pujas for Kartik Purnima, in order

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after the holy dip

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Shiva Puja

शिव पूजाEvening, with lamps

Shiva is worshipped simply, with water, milk and bilva leaves.

You will need
  • Shiva lingam or picture
  • Water or Gangajal
  • Raw milk
  • Bilva leaves
  • White flowers
  • Ghee diya
Steps
  1. Pour water, then milk, slowly over the lingam.
  2. Offer bilva leaves and white flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमः शिवायom namah shivaya
Aarti: Om Jai Shiv Omkara

ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा।
ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा॥

एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे।
हंसासन गरूड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे॥

दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दसभुज अति सोहे।
त्रिगुण रूप निरखते त्रिभुवन जन मोहे॥

अक्षमाला वनमाला मुण्डमाला धारी।
त्रिपुरारी कंसारी कर माला धारी॥

श्वेताम्बर पीताम्बर बाघम्बर अंगे।
सनकादिक गरुणादिक भूतादिक संगे॥

कर के मध्य कमण्डलु चक्र त्रिशूलधारी।
सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालन कारी॥

ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका।
प्रणवाक्षर में शोभित ये तीनों एका॥

The opening verses.

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after the holy dip

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Shiva Puja

शिव पूजाEvening, with lamps

Shiva is worshipped simply, with water, milk and bilva leaves.

You will need
  • Shiva lingam or picture
  • Water or Gangajal
  • Raw milk
  • Bilva leaves
  • White flowers
  • Ghee diya
Steps
  1. Pour water, then milk, slowly over the lingam.
  2. Offer bilva leaves and white flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमः शिवायom namah shivaya
Aarti: Om Jai Shiv Omkara

ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा।
ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा॥

एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे।
हंसासन गरूड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे॥

दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दसभुज अति सोहे।
त्रिगुण रूप निरखते त्रिभुवन जन मोहे॥

अक्षमाला वनमाला मुण्डमाला धारी।
त्रिपुरारी कंसारी कर माला धारी॥

श्वेताम्बर पीताम्बर बाघम्बर अंगे।
सनकादिक गरुणादिक भूतादिक संगे॥

कर के मध्य कमण्डलु चक्र त्रिशूलधारी।
सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालन कारी॥

ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका।
प्रणवाक्षर में शोभित ये तीनों एका॥

The opening verses.

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Other mantras for the day

  • ॐ क्ष्रौं नमो नरसिंहाय om kshraum namo narasimhaya

Kartik Purnima 2026: date and timings

Date
Tuesday 24 November 2026
Tithi
Kartik Purnima
Purnima begins
11:43 PM, 23 November
Purnima ends
8:24 PM, 24 November
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM

Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.

Other years

Kartik Purnima 2027: date and timings

Date
Sunday 14 November 2027
Tithi
Kartik Purnima
Purnima begins
9:56 AM, 13 November
Purnima ends
8:56 AM, 14 November
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
5:28 PM

How to observe

  1. Take a bath before sunrise, in a river if you can, or at home with a little Ganga jal in the water.
  2. Offer prayers to Vishnu and Shiva and light a lamp by the tulsi.
  3. Do deepdaan in the evening by floating lamps on water or lighting them at a temple.
  4. Give food, warm clothes or grain to those in need.
  5. Keep a fast or eat one simple sattvik meal, as your family does.

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About Kartik Purnima

Through the month of Kartik many families light a lamp every evening, by the tulsi, at the doorway or at a temple. Kartik Purnima is the last day of that month of lamps and is among the most loved bathing days of the year. Before sunrise people take a dip in the Ganga at Varanasi, Haridwar and Prayagraj, in the lake at Pushkar in Rajasthan, where the Pushkar fair reaches its peak, and in rivers and ponds across the country.

The day carries several stories. It is kept as Tripuri Purnima, the day Shiva is said to have defeated the demon Tripurasura and brought down his three flying cities, which is why Shiva is also called Tripurari. Lamps are lit in Shiva temples in his honour. In Varanasi the same evening becomes Dev Deepawali, when the ghats are lit with lakhs of lamps for the gods, who are believed to come down to bathe in the Ganga.

For Sikhs, the full moon of Kartik is often the day of Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Gurpurab marking the birth of Guru Nanak Dev, celebrated with prabhat pheris, kirtan and langar in gurdwaras. In Odisha, families float small boats made of banana bark with lamps on water in memory of the sea traders of old, a custom called Boita Bandana.

The day is kept with a bath at dawn, worship of Vishnu and Shiva, deepdaan, which means floating lamps on water or lighting them at temples and under the tulsi, and giving food and warm clothes to those in need. Many keep a fast or eat one simple meal. The bath belongs to the Purnima present at sunrise, while the evening lamps follow the Purnima at dusk, so in some years the two fall on different dates. The timings above show this for your place.

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