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Shani Dev Jayanti is celebrated on New Moon day i.e. Amavasya of Jyeshtha month.; Ganga Dussehra is celebrated as the avatarana or descent of the Ganges from heaven to earth. . The day of the celebration, Ganga Dashahara, the Dashami (tenth day) of the waxing moon of the Hindu calendar month Jyestha, brings throngs of bathers to the banks of the riv
Jyestha is termed in Malayalam as Thrikketta and in Tamil as Kēttai. The nakshtra is called honorifically as Trikkētta (Tiru + Kētta). [1] Jyeshtha nakshatra corresponds to Antares. [2] The Ascendant/Lagna in Jyeshtha indicates a person with a sense of seniority and superiority, who is protective, responsible and a leader of their family.
Jyestha or Jyeshtha (Sanskrit: ज्येष्ठा, Jyeṣṭhā, "the eldest" or "the elder") is the Hindu goddess of adversity and misfortune. [2] She is regarded as the elder sister and antithesis of Lakshmi , the goddess of prosperity and auspiciousness.
Jyestha, also an early Hindu goddess, has similarities in iconography with Dhumavati. Like Dhumavati, she is dark, ugly and is associated with the crow. Jyestha is described as being unable to tolerate any auspiciousness. Also like Dhumavati, Jyestha dwells in quarrels, inauspicious places, and has a bad temper. [3]
[9] [11] The lunar year begins with the new moon of the month of Chaitra. [12] This day, known as Chaitra Sukhladi, is a restricted (optional) holiday in India. [13] [failed verification] The calendar remains in use by people in Nepal serving as its national calendar where the first month is Baisakh and the last month is Chaitra.
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According to British archaeologist M.A. Stein, a shrine dedicated to Shiva was constructed on Gopadri hill by King Gopaditya, known as the Jyeshtarudra Temple.While referring to Kalhana's Rajatarangini and archaeological evidences, he explains that one mile from the east foot of the hill lay the related tirtha of Jyeshteshvara, which in Kashmiri is now known as Zeathyar.
Ashadha or Aashaadha or Adi (Hindi: आसाढ़ Āsāṛh []; आषाढ Āṣāḍh [ɑʂʰɑɖʱ]; Assamese: আহাৰ ahar []; Odia: ଆଷାଢ଼ Āṣāḍh [ɑʂʰɑɖʱ]; Bengali: আষাঢ় Āṣāḍh; Nepali: असार asār; Gujarati: અષાઢ) is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to June/July in the Gregorian calendar. [1]