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Full moon · Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Kartik Purnima
कार्तिक पूर्णिमात्रिपुरारी पौर्णिमा
Also called: Dev Deepawali
Why it is kept
The close of Kartika, the month of lamps. Shiva destroyed the three cities of the asuras on this day, and lamps are floated on the rivers; Guru Nanak's birth is kept the same day.