Chaturdashi (Sanskrit: चतुर्दशी, romanized: caturdaśī) is the 14th day (tithi) of the waxing phase or waning phase of the moon in the Hindu calendar.
[1] This is the day prior to new moon (amavasya) or full moon (purnima).
Chatur means four and dashi means the tenth day in Sanskrit, literally meaning, "fourteenth".
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