Pausha Purnima

Pausha Purnima is also a special day for Hindus in the sense of sacraments. Most Hindus know that the month of Paush is very important for them, and in the same regard, Pausha Purnima is also a day they celebrate in Paush. Due to this special day, Yamuna and Ganga are the two most holy rivers for Hindus. They thought that if they dived into those rivers on Pausha Purnima, all the sins that had been collected in the list of their sins would be washed up, and then they would start their life again with a new list where no sins would be mentioned. 

Ceremonial bath on Pausha Purnima

This is a special bath that the Hindus take on this special day to get rid of sins. This is a collective bath that they take on this day. For this purpose, all the Hindus gathered in a special place named Prayag Sangam. All the people that gather on their own strongly believe in a ceremonial bath as it is important in washing sins. They thought that all their sins were washed up by taking a bath in their rivers named Ganga and Yamna, and they were now ready to live a new life without sins.

Pausha Purnima 2023

In 2023, Pausha Purnima will be held according to the following date and time. So it is necessary to follow it; otherwise, you will miss Pausha Purnima.

• Date of Pausha Purnima 2023

In 2023, this special day was held on 6th January. There was a great gathering on the Ganga river. In addition, people also gathered on Yamuna to take a special bath. This year, the ceremonial bath gathering was also first focused on by Hindu people due to its previous years’ long-lasting effects.

• Time for Pausha Purnima 2023

There is a special time to celebrate Pausha Purnima because Hindu religious people thought that, at that time, there was no effect of worshiping and taking a bath. The start and end time of Pausha Purnima is given below.

• Start time: 02:14 am on 6th January 2023 is the exact time when Pausha Purnima starts, and all the followers of this day start performing special tasks of the day 
• End time: it ends on 7th January at time of 04:37 am. All the day tasks end at this time. The gathering for the ceremonial bath dispersed, and all Hindu people started their daily routine tasks.

Importance of Pausha Purnima

Pausha Purnima has great importance in sin washing. Besides the sins washing, it is important to clear the dark inner heart and fill it with light by getting rid of all past sins. In addition to past sins, the present sins are also cleared. The Hindus believe in all of these circumstances. Going to rivers, especially on Ganga, for washing also allows being free of all sins and starting a new life with fresh sins and good deeds. Due to this, Pausha Purnima is an important day for Hindus.