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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. [ 1][ 2][ 3]
Vishu (Malayalam: വിഷു) is a Hindu festival [ 1] celebrating the Malayali [ 2] New Year [ 3][ 4] in Kerala, Tulu Nadu, and Mahe of India. [ 5] Vishu falls on the first day of the month of Medam in the Malayalam Calendar [ 6] (April 14 or 15 in the Gregorian calendar ). [ 7] It is the traditional new year, while the Kollam era calendar ...
Calendars used by Hindus worldwide. A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga(Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग), is one of various lunisolar calendarsthat are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinentand Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindureligious purposes.
Onam ( IPA: [oːɳɐm]) is an annual harvest and cultural festival related to Hinduism that is celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala. [ 4][ 5] A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state [ 4][ 6] and includes a spectrum of cultural events. [ 7][ 8][ 4][ 9] Onam commemorates Vamana (the fifth avatar of Hindu ...
Kerala (English: / ˈ k ɛr ə l ə / ⓘ / KERR-ə-lə), called Keralam in Malayalam (Malayalam: [keːɾɐɭɐm] ⓘ), is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. [15] It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore.
The Kerala New Year used to be on the day of the vernal equinox, i.e., the day when the sun is considered to move from the southern to the northern hemisphere. However, the first Malayalam month is Chingam ചിങ്ങം according to the Malayalam Calendar . Until the modern Malayalam Kollam Era [1] was adopted in 825 CE, the first day of ...
Thrissur Pooram. The Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur every year on the Pooram day—the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam. It is the largest and most famous of all poorams in India. [ 2]
The state of Kerala was created in 1956 from the former state of Travancore-Cochin, the Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara District of Madras state. [ 7] The state is called Keralam in Malayalam, due to its grammatical addition of Anusvara .