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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. Pitru Paksha - Wikipedia

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    It begins on the Pratipada (first day of the fortnight) ending with the no moon day known as Sarvapitri Amavasya, Pitri Amavasya, Peddala Amavasya or Mahalaya Amavasya (simply Mahalaya) Most years, the autumnal equinox falls within this period, i.e. the Sun transitions from the northern to the southern hemisphere during this period.

  6. 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.

  7. 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 .

  8. List of English words of Dravidian origin - Wikipedia

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    Orange, a citrus fruit, or a color named for the fruit; cognates exist in several Dravidian languages, [34] Tamil naaram (நாரம்) or Telugu naarinja (నారింజ) and others. Pagoda, a religious building; etymology uncertain but perhaps influenced by Tamil pagavadi (பகாவடி) "house belonging to a deity". [35]

  9. Ugadi - Wikipedia

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    The first day of each year is called 'Ugadi'. The word Ugadi can be split into two: Uga means Course of Stars and Adi means Starting. It is festively observed in these regions on the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra. [3] This typically falls in late March or early April of the Gregorian calendar. [3]