Narali Poornima
Hindu festival dedicated to Varuna
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Nārali Poornima is a ceremonial day observed by Hindu fishing communities in Maharashtra, India particularly around Mumbai and the Konkan coast. It is held on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan which falls around July or August. On this day offerings such as rice, flowers and coconuts as offered to Lord Varuna, the god of ocean and waters.[1] Another ceremony involves women tying a rakhi or amulet on the wrists of their brothers.[2]