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Magha(Sanskrit:माघ,romanized:Māgha) is the eleventhmonthof theHindu calendar,corresponding to January/February of theGregorian calendar.[1]InIndia's national civil calendar,Magha is also the eleventh month of the year, beginning on 20 January and ending on 18 February.
Magha | |
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Native name | माघ(Sanskrit) |
Calendar | Hindu calendar |
Month number | 11 |
Season | Winter |
Gregorian equivalent | January-February |
Significant days | |
In the Hindulunisolar calendar,Magha may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year. It is named thus because in this month, the full moon is usually found nearby or within thestar cluster called Magha.Since the traditional Hindu calendar follows thelunar cycle,Magha's start and end dates vary from year to year, unlike the months of the Hindusolar calendars.Magha is a winter (ShishiraRitu) month.[2][3]
The lunar month of Magha overlaps with the solar month ofMakara,which begins with theSun's entry intoCapricorn.[4][5]
Shukla Paksha | Krishna Paksha |
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1.Prathama | 1. Prathama |
2.Dwitiya | 2. Dwitiya |
3.Tritiya | 3. Tritiya |
4.Chaturthi | 4. Chaturthi |
5.Panchami | 5. Panchami |
6.Shashti | 6. Shashti |
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 | 15.Amavasya |
Festivals
edit- ShuklaPanchami:Vasant Panchami
- ShuklaSaptami:Ratha Saptami
- Maagh Mela is an important festival celebrated by most of North India.
- The world-famous "Maha Maham" festival is held every 12 years during full moon day of this month of "maasi".
- Makar Sankranti
- ShuklaAshtamiis called asBhishma Ashtami.It is the day on whichBhishma,son ofGanga,was born.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005)Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionaryThird edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix.ISBN0-7808-0982-3
- ^James G. Lochtefeld (2002).The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, N-Z (Vol 1 & 2).The Rosen Publishing Group. pp.508.ISBN978-0-8239-3179-8.
- ^Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896).The Indian Calendar.S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp.5–11, 23–29.
- ^Christopher John Fuller (2004).The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India.Princeton University Press.pp. 291–293.ISBN978-0-69112-04-85.
- ^Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896).The Indian Calendar.S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp.10–11.