Template:More citations needed Dvadashi (Template:Langx),[1] also rendered Dwadashi, is the twelfth lunar day (tithi)[2] of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) fortnight, or Paksha, of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar.[3] Template:Hinduism
Dwadashi is regarded to be suitable for the veneration of the sacred tulasi tree and the worship of Vishnu. It marks the end of the three-day ekadashi fast, starting on dashami.
Occasions
- The Kurma Dwadashi is dedicated to the worship of Kurma, the second avatar of Vishnu. It is celebrated on Dwadashi (twelfth day) of Shukla Paksha (waxing phase) of Pausha month.[4] The same day is celebrated as Pratishtha Dwadashi i.e. establishment day for Ram Lalla vigrah at Ramjanmbhumi Mandir at Ayodhya.[5]
- The Govinda Dwadashi or Narasimha Dwadashi, which falls in the month of Phalguna, celebrates the Narasimha Avatar of Vishnu, before Holi.
- The Rama Lakshmana Dwadashi is important for begetting a son.
- The Vamana Dwadashi, also called Onam, venerates Vamana, the fifth incarnation of Vishnu, and the visit of Mahabali.[6]
- The Govatsa Dwadashi is the first day of celebrations on Diwali, on which cows are worshiped as symbolic to mothers; nourishing mankind, and being the chief means of livelihood and religious sanctity in rural India.[7]
- The Dwadashi marks the Sripada Vallabha Aradhana Utsav of Sripada Sri Vallabha, at Pithapuram Datta Mahasamsthan in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[8]
- The saint-poet Annamacharya died on Phalguna Bahula (Krishna) Dvadashi (12th day after full moon) in the year Dhundhubhi, on 4 April 1503 after living for 95 years.
- The Shukla Paksha Dvadashi is the prophesied date for the birth of the Kalki avatar of Vishnu.
See also
References
- ↑ The Experience of Hinduism : essays on religion in Maharashtra{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press(1988). ISBN 978-0-88706-662-7
- ↑ Puranic Encyclopaedia By Vettam Mani Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi{{#if:Motilal Banarsidass|, Motilal Banarsidass}
- ↑ Fasts and Festivals of India{{#if:Verma|, Verma}. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.(2013). ISBN 978-81-7182-076-4
- ↑ The Sacred Scriptures of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Anmol Publications(2009). ISBN 978-81-261-3630-8
- ↑ UP CM Yogi to perform Ram Lalla's Abhishek during Pratishtha Dwadashi fest on January 11, SNS. The Statesman(2025-01-05). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ↑ Contemporary Hinduism: Ritual, Culture, and Practice{{#if:Rinehart|, Rinehart}. ABC-CLIO(2004). ISBN 978-1-57607-905-8
- ↑ 2020 Govatsa Dwadashi
- ↑ Goseva at Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam Template:Webarchive[1][2][3] Template:Webarchive