Chithirai
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Chithirai is the first month of the traditional Tamil calendar, marking the beginning of the Tamil New Year and associated with major cultural and religious festivals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil calendar month
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month ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kallazhagar (Vishnu)
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Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundareswarar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu religious observances
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Tamil New Year celebrations NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil cultural festivals ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar month ⓘ |
| containsFestival |
Alagar festival
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Chithirai Pournami celebrations ⓘ Chithirai Thirunal NERFINISHED ⓘ Chithirai Thiruvizha NERFINISHED ⓘ Meenakshi Thirukalyanam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo | mid-April to mid-May in Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | considered auspicious for new beginnings ⓘ |
| follows | Panguni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 30 days ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyRoot | Sanskrit word Chaitra ⓘ |
| languageContext | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | Tamil New Year’s Day (Puthandu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFestivalLocation |
Alagar Kovil
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ⓘ
Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks |
Tamil New Year
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ⓘ
start of Tamil solar year ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Tamil Hindus
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some Tamil Buddhists ⓘ some Tamil Jains ⓘ |
| parallelMonthInMalayalamCalendar | Medam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelMonthInNorthIndianCalendars | Chaitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelMonthInSinhalaCalendar | Bak ⓘ |
| partOf | Tamil calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Vaikasi ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shaivism
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Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | Tamil summer ⓘ |
| signOfZodiac | Mesha (Aries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsOnOrAround |
April 14
ⓘ
April 15 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural and seasonal activities planning
ⓘ
fixing temple festival dates ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sri Lanka
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInTamilScriptAs | சித்திரை ⓘ |
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