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{{Short description|Twelfth day of the lunar month in the Hindu calendar}}
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'''Dvadasi or Dwadasi''' ([[Sanskrit]] for [[Twelve]]; {{te|ద్వాదశి}}) is the twelfth lunar day ([[Tithi]]) of the ''shukla'' (bright) or ''krishna'' (dark) fortnight of every lunar month in the [[Hindu calendar]].
'''Dwadashi''' ({{Lang-sa|द्वादशी|translit=Dvādaśī}}),<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Zelliot |first1=Eleanor |url=http://archive.org/details/experienceofhind00zell |title=The Experience of Hinduism : essays on religion in Maharashtra |last2=Berntsen |first2=Maxine |date=1988 |publisher=Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-88706-662-7 |pages=325}}</ref> also rendered '''Dvadashi''', is the twelfth lunar day ([[tithi]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Motilal Banarsidass |first=Delhi |url=http://archive.org/details/ZlgV_puranic-encyclopaedia-by-vettam-mani-motilal-banarsidass-delhi |title=Puranic Encyclopaedia By Vettam Mani Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi |pages=8}}</ref> of the ''shukla'' (bright) or ''krishna'' (dark) fortnight, or [[Paksha]], of every lunar month in the [[Hindu calendar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Verma |first=Manish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z4gzFFLdBoYC&dq=dvadashi+twelfth&pg=PA10 |title=Fasts and Festivals of India |date=2013 |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7182-076-4 |pages=10 |language=en}}</ref>
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Dwadashi is regarded to be suitable for the veneration of the sacred [[tulasi]] tree and the worship of [[Vishnu]]. It marks the end of the three-day [[ekadashi]] fast, starting on [[dashami]].
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The saint poet [[Annamacharya]] died on [[Phalguna]] Bahula Dwadasi (12th day after full moon) in the year Dhundhubhi.


==Occasions==

* The [[Kurma]] Dwadashi is dedicated to the worship of [[Kurma]], the second [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]].
* The Govinda Dwadashi or Narasimha Dwadashi, which falls in the month of [[Phalguna]], celebrates the [[Narasimha]] [[Avatar]] of [[Vishnu]], before [[Holi]].
* The Rama Lakshmana Dwadashi is important for begetting a son.
* The Vamana Dwadashi, also called Onam, venerates Vamana, the fifth incarnation of Vishnu, and the visit of Mahabali.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rinehart |first=Robin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hMPYnfS_R90C&pg=PA146 |title=Contemporary Hinduism: Ritual, Culture, and Practice |date=2004 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-905-8 |pages=146 |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[Govatsa Dwadashi]] is the first day of celebrations on [[Diwali]], on which cows are worshiped as symbolic to mothers; nourishing mankind, and being the chief means of livelihood and religious sanctity in rural India.<ref>[https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/govatsa-dwadashi/govatsa-dwadashi-date-time.html?year=2020 2020 Govatsa Dwadashi]</ref>
* The Dwadashi marks the ''Sripada Vallabha Aradhana Utsav'' of [[Sripada Sri Vallabha]], at [[Pithapuram]] Datta Mahasamsthan in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>[http://www.sripadasrivallabhamahasamsthanam.com/index1.php?page=home Goseva at Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030081418/http://www.sripadasrivallabhamahasamsthanam.com/index1.php?page=home |date=2022-10-30 }}[http://www.sripadasrivallabhamahasamsthanam.com/gopooja.php?page=gopooja][http://www.dattamaharaj.com/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AD][http://sripadavallabhamiracles.com/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813054034/http://sripadavallabhamiracles.com/ |date=2021-08-13 }}</ref>
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* The saint-poet [[Annamacharya]] died on [[Phalguna]] Bahula (Krishna) Dvadashi (12th day after full moon) in the year Dhundhubhi, on 4 April 1503 after living for 95 years.
* The Shukla Paksha Dvadashi is the prophesied date for the birth of the [[Kalki]] avatar of Vishnu.

==See also==
* [[Chaitra]]
* [[Paksha]]
* [[Govatsa Dwadashi]]

==References==
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Dwadashi (Sanskrit: द्वादशी, romanized: Dvādaśī),[1] also rendered Dvadashi, is the twelfth lunar day (tithi)[2] of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) fortnight, or Paksha, of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar.[3]

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Dwadashi is regarded to be suitable for the veneration of the sacred tulasi tree and the worship of Vishnu. It marks the end of the three-day ekadashi fast, starting on dashami.

Occasions

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  • The Kurma Dwadashi is dedicated to the worship of Kurma, the second avatar of Vishnu.
  • The Govinda Dwadashi or Narasimha Dwadashi, which falls in the month of Phalguna, celebrates the Narasimha Avatar of Vishnu, before Holi.
  • The Rama Lakshmana Dwadashi is important for begetting a son.
  • The Vamana Dwadashi, also called Onam, venerates Vamana, the fifth incarnation of Vishnu, and the visit of Mahabali.[4]
  • The Govatsa Dwadashi is the first day of celebrations on Diwali, on which cows are worshiped as symbolic to mothers; nourishing mankind, and being the chief means of livelihood and religious sanctity in rural India.[5]
  • The Dwadashi marks the Sripada Vallabha Aradhana Utsav of Sripada Sri Vallabha, at Pithapuram Datta Mahasamsthan in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[6]
  • The saint-poet Annamacharya died on Phalguna Bahula (Krishna) Dvadashi (12th day after full moon) in the year Dhundhubhi, on 4 April 1503 after living for 95 years.
  • The Shukla Paksha Dvadashi is the prophesied date for the birth of the Kalki avatar of Vishnu.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zelliot, Eleanor; Berntsen, Maxine (1988). The Experience of Hinduism : essays on religion in Maharashtra. Internet Archive. Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-88706-662-7.
  2. ^ Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. Puranic Encyclopaedia By Vettam Mani Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. p. 8.
  3. ^ Verma, Manish (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 978-81-7182-076-4.
  4. ^ Rinehart, Robin (2004). Contemporary Hinduism: Ritual, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-57607-905-8.
  5. ^ 2020 Govatsa Dwadashi
  6. ^ Goseva at Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam Archived 2022-10-30 at the Wayback Machine[1][2][3] Archived 2021-08-13 at the Wayback Machine


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