Panguni Uthiram
Panguni Uthiram (Tamil: பங்குனி உத்திரம், romanized: Paṅkuṉi Uttiram) is a Tamil Hindu festival. It is marked on the purnima (full moon) of the month of Panguni (14 March - 13 April). It falls on the day the moon transits the nakshatram (asterism) of Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) in the twelfth month Panguni of the Tamil calendar. This coincides with the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna/Chaitra. Panguni is also the last month of the Solar Tamil Calendar year after which the next New Tamil Year begins.
| Panguni Uthiram | |
|---|---|
Images of Murugan (centre) and his consorts, Devasena and Valli, venerated on this occasion | |
| Observed by | Hindu Tamils |
| Type | Hindu |
| Significance | Commemoration of the weddings of Shiva and Parvati, Rama and Sita, Murugan and Devasena, Ranganatha and Andal Manifestation of Ayyappan |
| Celebrations | car festivals, kavadi |
| Observances | Puja in Vaishnava and Shaiva temples Festival of the 63 Saints (Nayanars) |
| Date | Full moon day of the month of Panguni |
| Frequency | Annual |
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