Sharad Poornima

The full moon of Ashwin, held to shed especially nourishing rays, when kheer is left in moonlight overnight and eaten as prasad. It is kept as Kojagari Lakshmi Puja in Bengal and Odisha with a night vigil, and as Rasa Purnima commemorating Krishna's rasa-lila in Vaishnava tradition.

Also known as Sharad Purnima · Kojagari Purnima · Kojagiri Purnima · Sharad Poonam · Rasa Purnima