Overview

• Major outlets cite Drik Panchang in confirming the observance on Monday, October 6, with evening moonrise guiding night-time rituals.
• Devotees perform Lakshmi and Chandra puja after moonrise and place rice kheer under the open sky to eat as prasad the next morning, a practice rooted in traditional beliefs about the moon’s nourishing rays.
• Published muhurat windows vary by source, including 7:00–8:00 pm after moonrise, Nishita Muhurat around 11:45 pm–12:34 am, and a broader favorable span from 11:45 pm today to 12:34 pm Tuesday.
• Guides also recommend lighting many diyas, offering kamalgatta and cowries, preparing turmeric rice for the home’s northeast corner, and honoring young girls with gifts.
• Coverage frames the night as the Harvest Moon when the moon is believed to display sixteen kalas, with links to Krishna’s Raas Leela and regional observances such as Kojagiri in Maharashtra and eastern states.