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Highlight of the Dhanurmasa Pooja , Significance of Dhanurmasam

It is said as one day Dhanurmasa pooja during the Brahmi muhurtha or the Punya Kaal or the Maha Punya Kaal equals 1000 years of daily pooja. Offering of Pongal (in Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh), Mudganna (called as Huggi in Karnataka) as naivedya is the most sacred offer for Lord Vishnu. Basil is one more […]

ABOUT DHANURMASA / Marghasirsha / Margazhli

The Transit of Sun into the constellation of Dhanurrasi or Sagittarius and until it moves out to the constellation of Makara or Capricorn. Since the transit into Dhanur rasi, it is known as Dhanurmasam. Dhanurmasa / Marghasirsha / Margazhli (Dec 16 to Jan 13) has great spiritual significance which starts with Margashirsha shukla ekadasi (the […]