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Festival · Ashwin Purnima

Sharad Purnima 2027

शरद पूर्णिमा

Thursday 14 October 2027 · in 348 days

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Sharad Purnima is the full moon many hold dearest: a night for kheer left out in the moonlight, for staying awake, and for welcoming Lakshmi.

Sharad PurnimaMoonrise 4:57 PM

Purnima at moonrise; kheer is kept out under the moon. Purnima runs from 6:50 PM on 14 Oct to 7:17 PM on 15 Oct.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Sharad Purnima, in order

Lakshmi Puja

लक्ष्मी पूजाAfter moonrise

Lakshmi is welcomed on the brightest full moon of the year, with kheer kept under the moon.

You will need
  • Lakshmi idol or picture
  • Red cloth
  • Kalash with water
  • Rice and kumkum
  • Lotus or red flowers
  • Coins
  • Kheer or batashe
  • Ghee diyas
Steps
  1. Place Lakshmi beside Ganesha on a red cloth and set the kalash.
  2. Offer kumkum, rice, flowers, coins and sweets.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times, or 11 if short of time.
  4. Sing the aarti, then light diyas through the home.
Mantraॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमःom shreem hreem shreem kamale kamalalaye praseed praseed shreem hreem shreem om mahalakshmyai namah
Aarti: Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।
तुमको निशदिन सेवत, हरि विष्णु विधाता॥

उमा रमा ब्रह्माणी, तुम ही जग माता।
सूर्य चन्द्रमा ध्यावत, नारद ऋषि गाता॥

दुर्गा रूप निरंजनी, सुख सम्पत्ति दाता।
जो कोई तुमको ध्यावत, ऋद्धि सिद्धि धन पाता॥

तुम पाताल निवासिनि, तुम ही शुभदाता।
कर्म प्रभाव प्रकाशिनी, भवनिधि की त्राता॥

जिस घर में तुम रहतीं, सब सद्गुण आता।
सब सम्भव हो जाता, मन नहीं घबराता॥

तुम बिन यज्ञ न होते, वस्त्र न कोई पाता।
खान पान का वैभव, सब तुमसे आता॥

शुभ गुण मन्दिर सुन्दर, क्षीरोदधि जाता।
रत्न चतुर्दश तुम बिन, कोई नहीं पाता॥

महालक्ष्मी जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गाता।
उर आनन्द समाता, पाप उतर जाता॥

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.

Lakshmi Puja

लक्ष्मी पूजाAfter moonrise

Lakshmi is welcomed on the brightest full moon of the year, with kheer kept under the moon.

You will need
  • Lakshmi idol or picture
  • Red cloth
  • Kalash with water
  • Rice and kumkum
  • Lotus or red flowers
  • Coins
  • Kheer or batashe
  • Ghee diyas
Steps
  1. Place Lakshmi beside Ganesha on a red cloth and set the kalash.
  2. Offer kumkum, rice, flowers, coins and sweets.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times, or 11 if short of time.
  4. Sing the aarti, then light diyas through the home.
Mantraॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमःom shreem hreem shreem kamale kamalalaye praseed praseed shreem hreem shreem om mahalakshmyai namah
Aarti: Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।
तुमको निशदिन सेवत, हरि विष्णु विधाता॥

उमा रमा ब्रह्माणी, तुम ही जग माता।
सूर्य चन्द्रमा ध्यावत, नारद ऋषि गाता॥

दुर्गा रूप निरंजनी, सुख सम्पत्ति दाता।
जो कोई तुमको ध्यावत, ऋद्धि सिद्धि धन पाता॥

तुम पाताल निवासिनि, तुम ही शुभदाता।
कर्म प्रभाव प्रकाशिनी, भवनिधि की त्राता॥

जिस घर में तुम रहतीं, सब सद्गुण आता।
सब सम्भव हो जाता, मन नहीं घबराता॥

तुम बिन यज्ञ न होते, वस्त्र न कोई पाता।
खान पान का वैभव, सब तुमसे आता॥

शुभ गुण मन्दिर सुन्दर, क्षीरोदधि जाता।
रत्न चतुर्दश तुम बिन, कोई नहीं पाता॥

महालक्ष्मी जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गाता।
उर आनन्द समाता, पाप उतर जाता॥

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 ह्रीं ज्येष्ठायै नमः om hreem jyeshthayai namah
  • ॐ ह्रीं नमो भगवती माहेश्वरी अन्नपूर्णे... Annapurna mantra

Sharad Purnima 2027: date and timings

Date
Thursday 14 October 2027
Tithi
Ashwin Purnima
Purnima begins
6:50 PM, 14 October
Purnima ends
7:17 PM, 15 October
Moonrise
4:57 PM
Fast
6:21 AM to 4:57 PM (moonrise)
Sunset
5:53 PM

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

Other years

Sharad Purnima 2026: date and timings

Date
Sunday 25 October 2026
Tithi
Ashwin Purnima
Purnima begins
11:57 AM, 25 October
Purnima ends
9:42 AM, 26 October
Moonrise
4:56 PM
Fast
6:28 AM to 4:56 PM (moonrise)
Sunset
5:42 PM

How to observe

  1. Many keep a fast through the day and offer water to the moon at night.
  2. Kheer is made and left in the moonlight, then shared as prasad.
  3. In Bengal, Odisha and Assam, Lakshmi is worshipped at night with alpana and offerings.
  4. Families stay awake late, with songs, games and lamps.

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About Sharad Purnima

Sharad Purnima is the full moon of Ashwin, five days after Dussehra, as the rains give way to clear autumn skies. It is believed that on this night the moon shines with all sixteen of its kalas, its measures of fullness, and that its light carries a special coolness and goodness. Families make kheer of rice and milk and leave it in the open under the moonlight, then share it as prasad late that night or the next morning.

The night is also called Kojagari or Kojagara Purnima. The name comes from the question 'ko jagarti?', meaning 'who is awake?'. It is believed that Lakshmi moves across the earth on this night asking who is awake, and so many people stay up, play games, sing and keep lamps lit. In Bengal and Assam, Kojagari Lakshmi Puja is held at night in homes, with alpana drawn on the floor, small footprints of Lakshmi leading inside, and offerings of rice, coconut sweets and fruit. In Odisha the day is also Kumar Purnima, named for Kumar Kartikeya, when unmarried girls fast, pray to the sun and the moon, and play traditional games. Gaja Lakshmi puja is also held in places. In Mithila, Kojagara is a family celebration with makhana and paan, especially for the newly married.

In Braj, this is the night of Krishna's Maharaas, when he is said to have danced with the gopis on the banks of the Yamuna in Vrindavan. Temples in Vrindavan and Mathura hold special darshan and kirtan under the full moon.

Many people keep a fast through the day and break it at night after offering water to the moon. Rooftops and terraces fill with families sitting out in the moonlight.

Sharad Purnima is kept on the day when the Purnima tithi is present at moonrise and through the night, and each region and family keeps it in its own way.

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