Narali Purnima is celebrated mostly by the fishing community who offer their prayers for their safety to the sun-god Varuna. Narali Purnima also known as Coconut Day or Nariyal Purnima. This festival is an important festival celebrated majorly by Hindus in the western coastal regions of India. It is held on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan which falls around July or August. The festival also marks the beginning of the new fishing season.
Narali Purnima 2021 Date :
Name of festival | Day | Date of festival |
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Narali Purnima | Sunday | 22 August 2021 |
Narali Purnima's Time :
Purnima Tithi starts : 19:00 - 21 August 2021
Purnima Tithi Ends : 17:30 - 22 August 2021
Narali Pournima, Shravani Pournima, Rakhi Pournima or Raksha Bandhan is the various names given to this festival. Naral means coconut and coconut is offered to the sea, so it is called the narali poornima.