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Holi Purnima — the full moon of spring, celebrated with colour and devotion
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
Om Namo Narayanaya — I bow to Narayana, the divine who pervades all existence
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Thandai with nuts and saffron on Holi Purnima — festive and aromatic
What distinguishes Purnima Vrat?
The spring full moon falls within a season of Holi-related celebrations, but a Purnima fasting entry should not be silently merged with every regional Holi custom. The catalog retains Vishnu and Satyanarayan as its devotional focus. A household may keep a full-moon vow while the surrounding festival has different foods, gatherings and timings. Distinguishing the two allows a reader to plan the actual fast and its permitted meal without treating festive food as automatically fasting-safe.
Deity and devotional focus
Lord Vishnu / Satyanarayan
Meal ideas for this occurrence
The catalog's permitted-meal idea for Purnima Vrat is: Thandai with nuts and saffron on Holi Purnima — festive and aromatic
March: For a spring meal, a modest fruit serving or the catalog's named dish keeps preparation separate from richer celebration food. Check chutneys and packaged ingredients against the fast's restrictions.
These are optional permitted-meal ideas, not new fasting rules. Keep the original allowed and avoided foods and follow your tradition's time for ending the fast.
Calendar context
This page's recorded occurrences are 2026-03-03 (Tuesday); 2027-03-22 (Monday). The name Purnima Vrat identifies this observance; it is not an instruction to repeat the same civil date every year.
Civil dates are calendar references; the applicable tithi, local observance rule and community calendar determine the practice. The selected location can change the displayed day.
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