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All blessings on Vishu-Equinox Day
20 Mar 2017

All blessings on Vishu-Equinox Day

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Sharing the Ancient Wisdom, Uncategorised, Wisdom of the Stars | 3

Today is the day of the astronomical Vishu, the vernal equinox. Which means the sun rises exactly in the East, and day and night have equal lengths. It is one of the four important corners of the Year. A day … Continued

equinox, New Year, spring, Vishu, vishuvat, zodiac
Adi Perukku, the Tamil Calendar and the Archaeology of Time
21 Feb 2015

Adi Perukku, the Tamil Calendar and the Archaeology of Time

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Wisdom of the Stars | 1

Adiperukku On the 18th of the month of Adi, which falls on the 2nd of August of the Gregorian calendar in 2012, people in Tamil Nadu will celebrate Adiperukku, the festival of the descent of the river Cauvery. It is … Continued

adiprukku, archaeology, astronomy, calendar, equinox, midsummer, sacred, tamil, time

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