20/10/2021
KUMAR PURNIMA Kumar Purnima is a harvest festival celebrated on the full moon day of Hindu lunar month of Ashwin (September-October). lt marks the end of monsoon
Why is it celebrated?
Kumar or Kartikeya, the handsome son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, was born on this day. He was very good looking and young girls always wished for a handsome husband like him. Therefore, the kumaries (maidens) celebrate this festival to get a good-Hooking husband like Kartika.