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The Malayalam Calendar, or the Kollam Era (Malayalam: കൊല്ലവർഷം, romanized: Kollavaṟṣaṁ), is a sidereal solar calendar used in Kerala. The origin of the calendar has been dated to 825 CE, commemorating the establishment of Kollam .
It stands to reason that during the original naming of these months -- whenever that happened -- they were indeed based on the nakshatras that coincided with them in some manner. The modern Indian national calendar is a solar calendar, much like the Gregorian calendar wherein solstices and equinoxes fall on the same date(s) every year.
Date: Margali: 2023 date: 6 January (Friday); 27 December (Wednesday) [1] Frequency: ... Thiruvathira is the nakshatra or "star" of Shiva as per the Malayalam calendar.
Malayala Masom Chingam Onnu (transl. Malayalam Calendar: first of Chingam) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language film directed and produced by Nissar. The film stars Prem Kumar, Dileep, Biju Menon and Kalpana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raveendran. [1] [2] [3]
Date Makam Star Of Minam in the Malayalam calendar (March/April) The oldest pooram (temple festival) in all of Kerala, the Arattupuzha Pooram is held at the Sree Sastha Temple in Thrissur for a period of seven days each year.
^ In Kerala, festival dates are decided in accordance with the Malayalam calendar and the local traditions and customs. Overlapping Gregorian calendar months are used instead.
It is held at the Nalukulangara Maha Devi Temple in Alleppy District every year on the 'Pooram' (Malayalam: പൂരം, pronounced [puːɾam]) day of the Malayalam Calendar month of 'Makaram'. 'Pooram' day is the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star. People celebrate pooram without any religious difference.
The festival lasts for 11 days from Makayiram star in Meenam (March, April). There is evidence to prove that the pooram festival has a history going back to the early decades of the 16th century in the palm leaf records of Calicut University. People from different parts of the State have started reaching Angadipuram to seek.