Agrahayana
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Agrahayana | |
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Native name | अग्रहायण ( Sanskrit) |
Calendar | Hindu calendar |
Month number | 9 |
Season | Winter |
Gregorian equivalent | November-December |
Significant days |
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Agrahayana or Margashirsha,
In lunar religious calendars, Agrahayana/Margashirsha may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year and is usually the ninth month of the year.
In solar religious calendars, Agrahayana/Margaḻi begins with the Sun's entry into Sagittarius and is the ninth month of the year.
Festivals
In Odisha, all Thursdays in this month are celebrated as Manabasa Gurubara, wherein Lady Lakshmi is worshipped by Hindu women.
In Tamil Nadu, during this month of "Margaḻi", women make "
Shukla Paksha | Krishna Paksha |
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1. Prathama (day) | 1. Prathama (day) |
2. Dvitīya
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2. Dvitīya
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3. Tritīya | 3. Tritīya |
4. Chaturthi | 4. Chaturthi |
5. Panchami | 5. Panchami |
6. Shashti
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6. Shashti
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7. Saptami | 7. Saptami |
8. Ashtami | 8. Ashtami |
9. Navami | 9. Navami |
10. Dashami | 10. Dashami |
11. Ekadashi | 11. Ekadashi |
12. Dwadashi | 12. Dwadashi |
13. Thrayodashi | 13. Thrayodashi |
14. Chaturdashi | 14. Chaturdashi |
15. Purnima
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15. Amavasya |
See also
- Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar
- Hindu units of measurement
- Hindu astronomy
- Jyotiṣa
- Precession of the earth, Equinox
References
- ^ Hindu Calendar
- ^ Śrī Kātyāyanī Vrata Story Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine Bhagavat Purāṇa 10th Canto 22nd Chapter.
- ISBN 8128812394.