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Sharad Purnima Traditions

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How Sharad Purnima is actually celebrated — the specific practices, described plainly, and how they differ between states and communities.

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How Sharad Purnima is actually celebrated

Specific practices rather than a general mood.

Making kheer or rice pudding in the evening and leaving it uncovered under the full moon overnight.
Staying awake through the night in a vigil, particularly in Bengali households on Kojagari Lakshmi Puja.
Lakshmi puja in the evening with lotus, rice and a kalash.
Fasting through the day and breaking it after the moonrise puja.
In Odisha, Kumar Purnima, with young people worshipping the moon and playing traditional games.
In Braj, Raas Purnima with ras lila performances through the night.
In Gujarat, a Lakshmi puja and the custom of eating the moonlight-soaked kheer in the morning.
In parts of Bengal, the Kumari Puja and the ritual of drawing the goddess's footprints.

The national version of a festival is usually a compromise. This is the actual picture.

West Bengal
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, a major household observance with a full puja, a night-long vigil, and a distinct arrangement including the owl as Lakshmi's vahan. It is one of Bengal's most important household pujas.
UP, Bihar, Delhi, Rajasthan
Sharad Purnima with kheer left under the moon, a Lakshmi puja, and fasting. In Braj, the night is Raas Purnima, tied to Krishna's ras lila.
Gujarat
Observed with a Lakshmi puja and the moonlight kheer custom, and considered a favourable night for the kojaagari vrat.
Odisha
Celebrated as Kumar Purnima, when young people worship the moon and traditional games and puja are held. It is one of Odisha's distinctive autumn festivals.
Manipur
Raas Purnima is the central date of the Manipuri Raas Lila, the classical dance-drama tradition performed at the Govindji temple in Imphal and elsewhere.