Kartik Month is a highly auspicious month, and it’s associated with various festivals, rituals, and fasts.
This article discusses the significant dates and traditional observances in the Kartika month of 2024 in the Hindu lunar calendar. The Kartik Month 2024, begins on November 2, 2024 and ends on December 1, 2024. Each day involves traditional fasts, pujas, and observances, especially dedicated to deities like Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, and Goddess Lakshmi. Kartika month is known for bathing rituals, lighting lamps (Akasha Deepam).
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Important Days in Kartik Month 2024:
- November 1, 2024: Kedara Vratham and Akasha Deepam rituals begin.
- November 2, 2024: Govardhan Puja and Bali Padyami.
- November 3, 2024: Yama Dwitiya for sibling prayers and Chandra Darshan
- November 5, 2024: Nagula Chavithi for snake worship.
- November 9, 2024: Gopashtami, dedicated to Lord Krishna’s cowherd life.
- November 11, 2024: Akshaya Navami for endless prosperity.
- November 12, 2024: Dev Uthana Ekadashi, symbolizing Lord Vishnu’s awakening from rest.
- November 13, 2024: Tulasi Vivah (sacred Tulsi marriage).
- November 15, 2024: Kartika Purnima, an important full moon day with Mahadeepam celebrations.
- November 16-17, 2024: Transition into Vrischika Sankranti.
- November 28, 2024: Govatsa Dwadashi, celebrating cattle.
- November 29, 2024: Dhanvantari Jayanti for health and wellness.
- December 2, 2024: Shukla Pratipada, marking the end of Kartika rituals.
Which Foods to Prefer During Fasting?
- Emphasis on consuming health-promoting foods.
- Observing fasting on specific days, with meal plans that are light and nutritious, like fruits and specific grains.
- Practices include avoiding certain foods and focusing on a satvik (pure) diet for health benefits.
Bathing Rituals during Kartik Maas 2024
- Regular baths in rivers or natural water sources are encouraged during Kartika, as these are believed to purify the body and soul.
- Ritual baths in rivers, ponds, or seas are recommended, especially during the early morning hours.
Importance and Special Days in Kartik Month 2024
- Somvar (Monday) Upavas (fast): Observing fast on Mondays and dedicating the day to Lord Shiva.
- Tulasi Marriage: Symbolic marriage of Tulsi plant, considered a spiritual cleansing ritual.
- Dwadashi (Twelfth day): Fasting on Ekadashi (Eleventh day) and breaking the fast on Dwadashi with light meals.
- Kartika Purnima: Special observances include lighting lamps, and performing aarti, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.
How to Maintain Spirituality and attain Peace in Kartik Month?
- Chanting prayers and reciting sacred texts, such as the Lalitha Sahasranama, especially during full moon days, which are said to bring peace and harmony.
- Performing lamp lighting in homes and temples, which symbolizes dispelling ignorance and inviting divine energy.
- Regular prayers, fasting, and lighting lamps are believed to improve vitality, mental clarity, and longevity.
- Practices are focused on cultivating peace, mindfulness, and detachment from worldly distractions.
Karthik Masam 2024 Telugu Calender : Start Date, End date, Tithi, Mantras, Vrat
1. Date : 2nd November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Saturday, Padyami, Kartik Month Start
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Rudrabhishekam
2. Date : 3rd November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Sunday, Vidhiya
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali (Chant 12 Times)
3. Date : 4th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Monday, Thadiya ,1st Kartik Monday
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Chandrashekara Astakam (Chant 8 Times)
4. Date : 5th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Tuesday, Chavithi, Nagula Chavithi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Gananayaka Astakam (Chant 8 Times)
5. Date : 6th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Wednesday, Panchami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shiva Panchakshari Stotram (Chant 8 Times)
6. Date : 7th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance :Thursday, Shasti
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Subramanya Ashtakam (Chant 8 Times)
7. Date : 8th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Friday, Saptami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Bilvastakam (Chant 8 Times)
8. Date : 9th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Saturday, Astami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Rudra Kavacham (Chant 11 Times)
9. Date : 10th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Sunday, Navami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shiva Stotra (Chant 11 Times)
10. Date : 11th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Monday, Dasami, 2nd Karthik Month Monday
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Vishwanatha Astakam (Chant 8 Times)
11. Date : 12th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Tuesday,Ekadashi, Chiluka Ekadashi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Rudrabhishekam
12. Date : 13th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Wednesday, Dwadasi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Ksheerabdhi Dwadasi Vrat
13. Date : 14th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Thursday, Trayodashi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shani Thailabhishek
14. Date : 15th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Friday, Chaturdashi, Karthika Pournami (Evening 6 P.M. onwards)
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shiva Ashtakm (Chant 8 Times)
15. Date : 16th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Saturday, Pournami, Vruschika Sankranthi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Kedar Eswar Vrat
16. Date : 17th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Sunday, Bahula Padyami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Lingashtakam (Chant 8 Times)
17. Date : 18th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Monday, Vidhiya, 3rd Kartik Month Monday
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Rudrashtakam (Chant 8 Times)
18. Date : 19th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Tuesday, Thadiya
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Uma Maheshwara Ashtakam (Chant 8 Times)
19. Date : 20th November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Wednesday, Chavithi, Sankatahara Chaturdashi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Sankata Nasana Ganesh Stotra
20. Date : 21 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Thursday, Panchami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shivanamavali Ashtakam
21. Date : 22 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Friday, Shasti
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Subramanya Kravalamba Stotram
22. Date : 23 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Saturday, Saptami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shiva Dwadasha Stotra
23. Date : 24 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Sunday, Ashtami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Parvathi Vallabha Nilakanta Ashtakam
24. Date : 25 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Monday, Navami, 4th Kartik Month Monday
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Uma Maheshwara Stotram (Chant 11 Times)
25. Date : 26 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Tuesday, Dasami
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shiva Manasa Stotra (Chant 8 Times)
26. Date : 27 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Wednesday, Ekadashi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Sri Satyanarayana Vratam
27. Date : 28 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Thursday, Dwadashi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Dwadasa Jyothirlinga Stotra (Chant 8 Times)
28. Date : 29 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Friday, Trayodashi, Maasa Shivratri
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat :Shani Thailabhishek
29. Date : 30 November,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Saturday, Chaturdashi
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat :Shiva Prathasmarana Stotra (Chant 11 Times)
30. Date : 1st December,2024
Day , Tithi & Significance : Sunday, Amavasya, Kartik Amavasya
Mantras/Stotrams/ Vrat : Shatarudriyam
Conclusion
This Kartik Month period is rich with religious importance, and each observance aims at spiritual cleansing, health, prosperity, and well-being for devotees.