Twelfth day of the lunar month in the Hindu calendar
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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]
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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- ^ Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. Puranic Encyclopaedia By Vettam Mani Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. p. 8.
- ^ Verma, Manish (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 978-81-7182-076-4.