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The festival of Kartik Poornima

New Delhi: The Kartik Poornima festival is considered very auspicious as it is believed that annually on  this day, the gods come down on earth and make their homes in the sacred rivers.  People take

PTI Published : Nov 27, 2012 21:35 IST, Updated : Mar 21, 2013 17:59 IST



The festival has more significance when the day falls in the nakshatra (lunar mansion) Krittika and is then called Maha Kartik. 



The nakshatra is Bharani, the results are stated to be special. If it is Rohini nakshatra, then the fruitful results are even much more.  

Any philanthropic act on this day is supposed to bring benefits and blessings equal to the performing of ten yajnas (sacrifices).

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