Sharad Purnima in Bengaluru

Date and timing in this city

For Bengaluru, Sharad Purnima falls on Monday 26 October 2026 and on Friday 15 October 2027. These dates are computed for Bengaluru's own sunrise, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, and the occasion is Ashwin Purnima — the full moon of the month of Ashwin.

Sharad Purnima is observed across India, and the deity most closely associated with the day is Lakshmi. The customary observance is simple and well known: kheer under moonlight. Families prepare kheer and leave it in the open to receive the moon's rays before partaking.

Why the date can differ from India

A tithi is a span of the moon's movement, not a fixed clock day, and it is tied to the sunrise of a given place. Because the tithi is reckoned from local sunrise, the date on which Purnima is observed can differ from one city to another, and Bengaluru's date is therefore computed for Bengaluru itself rather than taken from a general national listing.

Readers should also note that traditions differ. Some communities follow the amanta reckoning and others the purnimanta; Smarta and Vaishnava practice may also place the observance slightly differently. This article does not choose one custom over another — where your family or lineage follows a particular convention, that convention governs. For personal charts and any question of individual timing, consult a qualified jyotishi.

Where and how the community celebrates (general, no venue claims)

Sharad Purnima is a pan-India observance, and Bengaluru is no exception. Households across the city keep the day in the ways their own traditions prescribe. Common elements include:

• Preparation of kheer, left under the open moonlight.
• Evening worship associated with Lakshmi.
• Fasting or a lighter diet through the day, according to family custom.
• Gathering with family and neighbours after moonrise.

No specific venue, temple, event or organiser is named here, since practice in the city is spread across homes and communities rather than centred on any single place.

Practical tips

• Confirm the date against your own family's or temple's reckoning, since conventions differ.
• Bengaluru's October evenings can be cloudy; if the moon is hidden, keep to your usual custom rather than treating the night as lost.
• Prepare kheer in the quantity your household will actually use.
• If you are new to the observance, ask an elder in your family how it is kept in your lineage.
• For anything relating to your personal chart, speak with a qualified jyotishi.