Oct 16, 2024

Sharad Purnima celebrates the night that the rāsalīlā (a circular dance) was performed between Krishna and the gopis (milkmaids) of Braj. To participate in this divine dance, Shiva took the form of Gopisvara Mahadeva. It is believed that during Sharad Purnima, the moon comes out with all of the sixteen kalas. Each kala of the moon represents a human quality, and only by achieving all the sixteen kalas, can a person be complete. It is believed that only lord Krishna had all sixteen kala.