Chitra Pournami (festival)

Chaitra Purnima
Chaitra Purnima
Also called	Chitra Pournami
Observed by	Hindu Tamils, Malayalis
Type	Hindu
Significance	Full moon day of the Chaitra month
Celebrations	Veneration of Chitragupta and Murugan
Observances	Puja
Date	Purnima in Chaitra month
Frequency	Annual

Chaitra Purnima (Sanskrit: चैत्र पुर्णिमा, romanized: Caitra Purṇimā)^[1] or Chitra Pournami is a Hindu festival observed on the purnima (full moon) day of the Chaitra month.^[2]^[3] It is celebrated across various parts of South Asia observed on the full moon day in the month of Chittirai, corresponding in the Gregorian calendar to a day in April or May.

^ Verma, Manish (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7182-076-4.
^ Jacobsen, Knut A. (2008-03-03). South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-134-07459-4.
^ Melton, J. Gordon (2011-09-13). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.

[1] Verma, Manish (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7182-076-4.

[2] Jacobsen, Knut A. (2008-03-03). South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-134-07459-4.

[3] Melton, J. Gordon (2011-09-13). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.

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