Women pray for their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree on this day. It is celebrated on the full moon day (the 15th) of the month of Jyeshtha on the Hindu Calendar, which falls in June on the Gregorian Calendar. Vat Pournima is a celebration observed in Maharashtra and Karnataka, India. Known in Sinhalese as Vesak, it is observed in the full moon of May Vaisakha Purnima is celebrated as Buddha Purnima or the birthday of Gautama Buddha amongst southern Buddhists or the Theravada school. The harvest festival of (Baisakhi) is celebrated in this month. Other important festivals in the month are Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Ram celebrated on the 9th day of Chaitra, and Hanuman Jayanti that falls on the last day (purnima) of Chaitra. The first of Chaitra – is celebrated as New Year's Day, known as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Chaitrai Vishu and Ugadi in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. In lunar religious calendars, Chaitra begins with the new moon in March/April and is the first month of the year. Exactly 6 days after which the festival of Chaiti Chhath is observed. The month of Chaitra is also associated with the coming of Spring, since Holi, the spring festival of colour, is celebrated on the eve of Chaitra (namely, the last day of Phalgun month).
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