Nariyeli Purnima 2027 Date
Nariyeli Purnima 2027 is on Tuesday, 17 August 2027, on Pournami tithi.
Dates are for India (IST). Tithi timings for your city are on the Nariyeli Purnima page.
About Nariyeli Purnima
On Shravan Purnima, Koli fishermen along the Konkan coast row out and offer a whole coconut to Varuna, the Vedic god of the sea. The rite closes the monsoon's rough-water months and formally reopens the fishing season — giving the full moon its Marathi name, Narali (coconut) Purnima.
The coconut is chosen for a reason. Its three eyes are read as the three eyes of Shiva, and tossing a whole, unbroken fruit into the waves is treated as offering a complete head — a stand-in for older, harsher sea-offerings. Boats are scrubbed, painted and garlanded the night before; at high tide the community walks to the shore, breaks coconuts, and the head of each family casts one into the sea while praying to Varuna for a safe season. Inland, the same full moon carries a different load: Maharashtrian Brahmins perform Shravani Upakarma, the yearly change of the sacred thread, and keep a phalahar fast in which coconut is the only solid food. Kitchens across Maharashtra then mark the day with narali bhaat — rice cooked in jaggery and fresh coconut — and the coconut-jaggery fudge narali paak.
