Kartika month
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Kartika month is a sacred period in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around October–November, marked by major festivals and religious observances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kartika month canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month in the Hindu lunar calendar
ⓘ
sacred time period ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Krishna
ⓘ
Sri (Lakshmi) ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshmi
Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| considered | highly auspicious ⓘ |
| containsFestival |
Ahoi Ashtami
ⓘ
Akshaya Navami ⓘ Bhai Dooj ⓘ Chhath Puja ⓘ Diwali ⓘ
surface form:
Deepavali
Diwali ⓘ
surface form:
Dev Deepawali
Diwali ⓘ Gopashtami ⓘ Govardhan Puja ⓘ Sharad Purnima ⓘ
surface form:
Kartik Purnima
Snana Purnima ⓘ
surface form:
Kartik Snan
Karva Chauth ⓘ
surface form:
Karwa Chauth
Karthika Deepam ⓘ
surface form:
Nagula Chavithi
Prabodhini Ekadashi ⓘ Rama Ekadashi ⓘ Tulsi Vivah ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | period for intensified devotion and austerity ⓘ |
| follows | Ashwin month ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Krishna Paksha
ⓘ
Shukla Paksha ⓘ |
| importantDay |
Kartik Amavasya
ⓘ
Sharad Purnima ⓘ
surface form:
Kartik Purnima
|
| knownFor |
major Hindu festivals
ⓘ
religious observances ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Kartik Purnima bathing in Ganga
ⓘ
start of winter festivals in many regions ⓘ |
| observance |
Damodara vrata in Vaishnavism
ⓘ
Kartik Deepam in some regions ⓘ Kartik Snan in holy rivers ⓘ charity and donations ⓘ lighting of lamps ⓘ pilgrimage to holy places ⓘ reading of sacred texts ⓘ vrata (fasting) ⓘ worship of Tulsi plant ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
|
| precedes | Margashirsha month ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianSpan | October–November ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Gujarati Hindu calendar
Nepali Bikram Samvat ⓘ
surface form:
Nepali Hindu calendar
Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ
surface form:
North Indian Hindu calendar
Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ
surface form:
South Indian Hindu calendar
|
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