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The almanac is popularly referred to as the Pambu Panchangam because the cover page of the almanac carries a prominent image of a snake (Tamil: பாம்பு, pāmpu). The snake referred to here is the Moon in the Panchangam. The image of the snake contains 27 small circles embedded with it.
Cover image of Pambu Panchangam. Here are some examples of Vākyapañcāṅga-s: M. S. Pachiappa Mudaliar, 28 No. Pambu Sudhha Vakya Panchangam; K. N. Narayanamoorthy Arcot Seetharama Iyer Panchangam ; Ramanathapuram Vakiya Tamil Panchangam; N. R. Mahalingam Sivasakthi Panchangam, K. V. Kuppuswamy Hanuman Panchangam,
Panchaanga in Kannada Tamil Vakya Panchangam. A panchāngam (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्गम्; IAST: pañcāṅgam) is a Hindu calendar and almanac, which follows traditional units of Hindu timekeeping, and presents important dates and their calculations in a tabulated form.
The Bengali calendar is similar to the Tamil calendar except in that it starts the year with Boiśākh (instead of Choitrô), followed by Jyoisthô etc. The Assamese and Odia calendars too are structured the same way. The solar months (rāśi) along with their equivalent names in the Bangali, Malayalam and Tamil calendar are given below:
Images of Sri Rama Chakra and Seetha Chakra as given in Pambu Panchangam. Image of Seetha Chakra as a magic square given in the Panchangam published by Srirangam Temple . Sriramachakra (also called Sri Rama Chakra , Ramachakra , Rama Chakra , or Ramar Chakra ) is a mystic diagram or a yantra given in Tamil almanacs as an instrument of astrology ...
The day is of special significance to the worship of the prithvi lingam, the lingam the earth element, of the Ekambareswarar Temple at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, where festivities last for 13 days. [8] According to regional tradition, Parvati in the form of Gauri married Shiva in Kanchipuram. Hence, this day is also celebrated as Gauri Kalyanam. [9]
The Tamil calendar (தமிழ் நாட்காட்டி) is a sidereal solar calendar used by the Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is also used in Puducherry , and by the Tamil population in Sri Lanka , Malaysia , Singapore , Myanmar and Mauritius .
Tamil mythology refers to the folklore and traditions that are a part of the wider Dravidian pantheon, originating from the Tamil people. [1] This body of mythology is a fusion of elements from Dravidian culture and the parent Indus Valley culture, both of which have been syncretised with mainstream Hinduism .