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Sri Rama Navami is the birth anniversary of Sri Rama celebrated by devotees all over the world. It falls on the ninth day of the bright fortnight when the asterism Punavasu(Geminorum) is in the ascendancy. |
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Panguni Uttiram is a festival celebrating celestial marriages. Lord Shiva weds goddess Meenakshi (a Parvati incarnation) on this date. Also celebrated is the marriage of Lord Subramanya to Theivanai, the adopted daughter of Indra. It is celebrated over a ten day period in many temples. |
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Hanuman Jayanthi, marks a symbolic acceptance of the human race's peaceful co-existence with nature and the worship of an animal as a divine creature. It is celebrated during Chaitra (April) to commemorate the birth of Hanuman, the monkey god widely venerated throughout India. In Tamil Nadu, it is observed in the Tamil month Margazhi, which is one of the most auspicious months in Tamil Calendar. In 2016, Hanuman Jayanthi, in Tamil Month Margazhi is on January 09. |
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