| 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 |
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).[1] It falls on the day the moon transits the nakshatram (asterism) of Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) in the twelfth month Panguni of the Tamil calendar.[2] This coincides with the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna/Chaitra.[3] Panguni is also the last month of the Solar Tamil Calendar year after which the next New Tamil Year begins.
- ^ University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (25 August 2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-5381-0686-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Pechilis, Karen (22 March 2013). Interpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India. Routledge. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-136-50704-5.
- ^ Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni [1] Archived 9 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine