Kartik Purnima 2025 – Kartik Snan, Guru Nanak Jayanti and Dev Deepawali: Know the Puja timing, Muhurat, Celebration, Rituals and Food Traditions of the Divine Day

Kartik Purnima 2025 is the most sacred full moon night that will be observed this year. Kartik Purnima 2025 holds a very important and significant meaning in the Hindu religion. Kartika Purnima is the last day of the sacred month of Kartik. Kartik month in whole is considered as the most pious month of the Hindu Calendar. Kartik month is either the month of October or November and Kartik Purnima 2025 will the last night and also the full moon night.

Kartik Purnima is the day of deep devotion, some fast, some take holy baths or Snan, some pray and some thank the divine for their grace and blessings. On this Kartik Purnima 2025 everyone will pray and worship the Gods for peace, happiness and divinity.

This year Kartik Purnima 2025 will be observed on 05th November, 2025.

Spiritual Significance of Kartik Purnima

Kartik Purnima 2025 is not only significant for the Hindus but is equally important for Sikhs and Jains also. It has been scripted in the Hindu tales that on this day of Kartik Purnima, the Matsya Avatar of Lord Vishnu fought and defeated the really strong demon Hayagriva. This Matasya Avatar or the fish form is considered to the first form of Lord Vishnu.

Therefore, devotees offer prayers to Lord Vishnu, seeking his blessings for protection and prosperity.

Tripurari Purnima is another name for Kartik Purnima. People believe that it was on this day thar Lord Shiva defeated Tripurasura, who was an evil strong demon. This victory of Lord Shiva represents the victory of good over evil, light over darkness.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth anniversary is celebrated by Sikhs as Guru Nanak Jayanti on Kartuk Purnima. Guru Nanak Jayanti is a day to spiritual enlightenment and also to reflect upon the ideals of Guru Nanak Dev Ji of One God, equality, caring and sharing.

Kartik Snan on Kartika Purnima 2025: Holy Dip in Sacred Rivers

One of the most prominent rituals of Kartik Purnima 2025 is Kartik Snan which is taking a bath or a dip in the holy sacred rivers of Ganga. If one is not able to take dip in Ganga Ji, other holy rivers like Yamuna, Narmada and Godavari are also the ones where you can go for Kartik Snan or holy dip.

Devotees who go for Kartik Snan believe that this holy dip in these Holy rivers not just cleanses the body, but past karma also get cleared and mind and soul are also cleansed and purified. Kartik Snan is preferred at the time of Sunrise, as Argh and Jal is also offered to the rising Sun and thanking Surya Devta for life on earth.

If it is not possible to go and take this Kartik Snan in these holy rivers, many just take a usual bath but put in few drops of Ganga Jal (water from Holy Ganga River) to purify your bath water to get the same results.

Dev Deepawali : Lighting Lamps – Diwali after Diwali on Kartik Purnima 2025

“Dev Deepawali” is one of the most glorious and enligjtened observances of Kartik Purnima 2025. This is supposed to be “Festival of Lights of the Gods.” It is believed that on the night of full moon nigjt of Krtika, that is kartik Purnima 2025, Gods visit the earth and take a holy dip in the sacred ricer Ganga.

To pay tribute to the divinity, n number of diyas (small earthen lamps) are lighted on banks of River Ganga, in mandirs (temples) and near Tulsi plants. these twinkling diyas are a reflection of inner awakening and enlightenment, of inner peace and the radiance of glow of the divinity.

If you visit Ganga Ghats in Varanasi (Banaras) or Haridwar and Rishikesh at this time, you can see these cities beaming with lighted diyas, glorifying the air and bringing and ringing in peace and glory.

How to Celebrate Kartik Purnima 2025 in your own home

If for any reason, it is not possible for you to go to the divine banks of River Ganga or any other Holy river, there are ways to celebrate this divine day at your own homes to get the most blessing:

1. It is best to wake up before sunrise and take a bath and make sure to put few drops of Ganga Jal in your bath water. Then light ghee diyas and agarbatti (incense sticks). Offering prayers to Shiv Ji (Lord Shiva) and Bhagwan Vishnu (Lord Vishnu) is considered specially auspicious on Kartik Purnima 2025.
2. Many keep fast or Vrat on Kartik Purnima 2025 and indulge in charity as helping the poor and needy attracts special blessing from the Gods.
3. At dawn, do light diyas filled with ghee or til ka tel, and make sure to light diyas near tulsi chaura or tulsi plant.
4. Special prayers are offered to Tulsi Ji (Holy Basil) who was married four days ago on Devuthani Ekadashi. Worshipping Tulsi Ji is believed to bring in prosperity and wealth. Reading Vishnu Sahasranama on this day brings peace and prosperity.
5. Chant the mantra “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya” for spiritual peace and awakening and become one with the divinity.

Shubh Muhurat of Kartik Purnima 2025 and auspicious time for Kartik Snan

As per Hindu Panchang, on Kartik Purnima 2025, Purnima will begin at 10.36 pm on tuesday, the 04th November, 2025 and will continue till 06.48 pm on Wednesday, the 05th of November 2025. Moonrise time is approximately 05.11 pm on Kartik Purnima 2025.

The most pious duration for Kartik Snan is during sunrise on the 5th of November, 2025, which is expected to be around 04.52 am till 5.44 am on the early morning hours of Wednesday, the 5th of November 2025. The auspicious time to perform Puja is from 7:58 AM to 9:20 AM. Pradosh Kaal Puja or evening worship time is from 5:15 PM to 7:05 PM.

What to Eat on Kartik Purnima 2025

Due to the pious nature of Kartik Purnima, the most popular dishes which may be prepared on Kartik Purnima 2025 are:

• Kheer (Rice Pudding): Make sure to offer this to the Gods before eating them yourself.
• Poori and Aloo Sabzi: Lightly spiced potato curry without onion and garlic with garma garam pooris.
• Sweet Dishes like laddoos, halwa or kalakand are prepared at home.
• Tulsi Leaves and Prasad: Make sure to place a leaf of Tulsi on each prasad dish for auspiciousness.
• Sabudana Kheer or Khichdi which is sago can also pe consumed if you are fasting on this day.

Conclusion

Kartik Purnima 2025 is a festival of light, of diyas of celebration with Gods for the Gods. It is a day of purification and cleansing of mind and body. The soul is also cleared of the past sins by taking Kartik Snan, the holy dip of auspiciousness.

The whole month of Kartik is an auspicious one, but the radiance of Kartik Purnima 2025 is such that it removes all negative energies the glory of positivity spreads everywhere. It is believed to be the favorite month of Bhagwan Vishnu, and if in any way or the other you are able to please the divine, the blessings you receive will be infinite and your whole life will be blessed.

The lighted diyas on Kartik Purnima will light up everyone’s lives and homes and the eternal truth and power of the divine will prevail.