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चित्रा पौर्णमी · ચિત્રા પૌર્ણમી
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20 April 2027
Tuesday · Shukla Purnima
Full moon in Chithirai month. Worship of Chitragupta. Special puja at Madurai Meenakshi temple.
Honours Chitragupta, the keeper of the record of every being's deeds. The day is used to seek relief from accumulated karma. The Meenakshi temple at Madurai holds Chithirai Thiruvizha around this period, including the celestial wedding and Kallazhagar's descent into the Vaigai.
A fast until moonrise; sakkarai pongal and fruit after.
