Maasi
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Maasi is a late-winter month in the traditional Tamil calendar, typically corresponding to February–March in the Gregorian calendar and associated with various Hindu religious observances.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month in the Tamil calendar
ⓘ
time period ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Murugan
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Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu religious observances
ⓘ
processions ⓘ temple festivals ⓘ village festivals ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | one of the 12 months of the Tamil solar year ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | solar Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | regional Hindu calendar ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyToGregorianMonths |
February
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ⓘ
March ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
considered an auspicious month for certain religious vows
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important for sea and river bathing rituals on Maasi Magam ⓘ |
| follows | Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Maasi Magam
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Shivaratri (in many years) ⓘ Theerthavari (holy bathing rituals) on Maasi Magam ⓘ |
| hasNumberInYear | 11th month in many Tamil calendar reckonings ⓘ |
| hasReligiousPractice |
fasting and night-long vigils on Shivaratri when it falls in Maasi
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offering of lamps and deepa aradhana in temples ⓘ special pujas in Shiva temples ⓘ |
| hasZodiacAssociation |
Kumbha (Aquarius)
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ⓘ
Meena (Pisces) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageName | மாசி ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Tamil Hindus
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some non-Tamil South Indian Hindus ⓘ |
| partOf | Tamil calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Panguni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Tamil New Year (occurs after Maasi and Panguni) ⓘ |
| seasonalPosition | late winter ⓘ |
| timeOfAgriculturalCycle | post-harvest period in many Tamil agrarian regions ⓘ |
| typicalEndGregorian | mid-March ⓘ |
| typicalStartGregorian | mid-February ⓘ |
| usedInCulture | Tamil culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Puducherry
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ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Tamil script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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