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| KOJAGIRI
POORNIMA-ASHWIN POORNIMA |
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| Also known as
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Kaumudi Celebration |
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| Traditional
celebration :
Of the moon. |
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| Prayers
offered to :
Goddess Lakshmi |
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| In the month
of :
September - October |
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| On the full moon day of Ashwin
(September-October) the Kojagari feast is celebrated. The rainy season is over
and the brightness of the full moon brings special joy. This is a traditional
celebration of the moon and is also called the Kaumudi celebration, Kaumudi
meaning moonlight.
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| At night goddess Laxmi is
worshipped. Some people believe that on this night Laxmi moves about from place
to place asking, "Who is awake?" ("Kojagarti?") and shows her pleasure on those
she finds awake. So people sit in the moonlight singing songs, or keep
themselves entertained in some other way. They fast from solid food and take
only fluids like coconut water or milk. Milk is boiled till it thickens, and
milk masala (a readymade combination of dry fruits) is added to it and drunk. |
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