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  2. Amavasya - Wikipedia

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    Pancha-Dravida have month from next day of Amavasya to Amavasya . Amavasya is last 29/30 days (Amanta). Śhukla paksha is called as the bright half as the Moon changes from New Moon to Full Moon while in Krishna paksha it changes from Full Moon to New Moon. Hence it is seen that same Amavasya has same festival all over the country.

  3. Kusha Amavasya - Wikipedia

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    The meaning of this mantra is related to the request with the earth. The Earth in the mantra is called as Medini, which is requested to grant the sacred grass Kush. According to the mantra Rudra resides at the tip, Lord Vishnu in the middle, and Lord Brahma at the root of the Kush. [1] And the mantra chanted during uprooting the Kusha is

  4. Category:Amavasya - Wikipedia

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  5. Bhimana Amavasya - Wikipedia

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    Bhimana Amavasya (Sanskrit: भीमना अमावस्या, romanized: Bhīmana Amāvasyā, lit. 'New moon day of Bhima') is a Hindu occasion that is observed in the state of Karnataka It is celebrated on the new moon day ( amavasya ) of the Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar .

  6. List of English words of Dravidian origin - Wikipedia

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    Mongoose, a small carnivorous mammal from southern Eurasia or Africa, known for killing snakes; probably ultimately from a Dravidian language, with spelling influenced by the English word goose [31] Mung , a type of bean; ultimately from Sanskrit mudga (मुद्ग), which is the name of the bean and the plant, perhaps via Tamil mūngu ...

  7. Kusha grass - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita contains the prescription to use kusha grass along with deerskin and cloth in the ideal seat of mediation. [5]The Garuda Purana states that the kusha grass is born of the hair of Vishnu, and that it offers residence to the essence of all three of the Trimurti.

  8. Marathi people - Wikipedia

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    Divyanchi Amavasya: The new moon day/last day of the month of Ashadh/आषाढ (falls between June and July of Gregorian Calendar) is celebrated as Divyanchi Amavasya. This new moon signifies the end of the month of Ashadh, and the arrival of the month of Shravan, which is considered the most pious month of the Hindu calendar. On this day ...

  9. Paksha - Wikipedia

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    Shukla Paksha refers to the bright lunar fortnight or waxing moon in the Hindu calendar. Shukla (Sanskrit: शुक्ल) is a Sanskrit word for "white" or "bright". The Shukla Paksha is a period of 15 days, which begins after the amavasya (new moon) day and culminating on purnima (full moon) day and is considered auspicious.