In India, some festival is celebrated almost every week esp. in the period intervening between Rakhsabandhan and Diwali. One such fetsival is 'Gadbade', which is celebrated in haryana on Sharad Purnima which falls in the month of Oct or Nov. On this day, the Moon is brightest in the entire year. On this festival, moonlight or prakash is worshipped. The festivities start in the evening. Gadbade is name of the earten pot with holes, which are lighted with diyas . In the evening these pots are painted and are worshipped after the moon is visible in the sky. One Gadbada each is lit for each family
member. After the puja, the elders of the family and neighborhood place coins in the pots of childern as the mark of their good wishes and ashirwad. After that the Gadbade are placed in corners of the house to ward away the Andhkar

Some myths are also associated with Sharad purnima. It is believed that, on this day moonlight has special powers, like the eyesight of the person putting thread in needle repeatedly improves. Also eating kheer placed under moonlight is supposed to cure many diseases like asthma.