Mārkaḻi 2126
The sacred month: Tiruppavai at dawn, kolam and bhajans
| Mārkaḻi | Date | Pāśuram | Sunrise | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, December 18, 2126 | 1 | 06:35:59 AM | |
| 2 | Thursday, December 19, 2126 | 2 | 06:36:30 AM | |
| 3 | Friday, December 20, 2126 | 3 | 06:37:00 AM | |
| 4 | Saturday, December 21, 2126 | 4 | 06:37:31 AM | |
| 5 | Sunday, December 22, 2126 | 5 | 06:38:01 AM | |
| 6 | Monday, December 23, 2126 | 6 | 06:38:30 AM | |
| 7 | Tuesday, December 24, 2126 | 7 | 06:38:59 AM | |
| 8 | Wednesday, December 25, 2126 | 8 | 06:39:27 AM | |
| 9 | Thursday, December 26, 2126 | 9 | 06:39:55 AM | |
| 10 | Friday, December 27, 2126 | 10 | 06:40:22 AM | |
| 11 | Saturday, December 28, 2126 | 11 | 06:40:49 AM | |
| 12 | Sunday, December 29, 2126 | 12 | 06:41:15 AM | |
| 13 | Monday, December 30, 2126 | 13 | 06:41:40 AM | Ārudrā Darśanam |
| 14 | Tuesday, December 31, 2126 | 14 | 06:42:04 AM | |
| 15 | Wednesday, January 1, 2127 | 15 | 06:42:28 AM | |
| 16 | Thursday, January 2, 2127 | 16 | 06:42:51 AM | |
| 17 | Friday, January 3, 2127 | 17 | 06:43:13 AM | |
| 18 | Saturday, January 4, 2127 | 18 | 06:43:34 AM | |
| 19 | Sunday, January 5, 2127 | 19 | 06:43:55 AM | |
| 20 | Monday, January 6, 2127 | 20 | 06:44:14 AM | |
| 21 | Tuesday, January 7, 2127 | 21 | 06:44:33 AM | |
| 22 | Wednesday, January 8, 2127 | 22 | 06:44:50 AM | |
| 23 | Thursday, January 9, 2127 | 23 | 06:45:07 AM | |
| 24 | Friday, January 10, 2127 | 24 | 06:45:23 AM | |
| 25 | Saturday, January 11, 2127 | 25 | 06:45:38 AM | |
| 26 | Sunday, January 12, 2127 | 26 | 06:45:51 AM | Tamiḻ Hanumān Jayantī |
| 27 | Monday, January 13, 2127 | 27 | 06:46:04 AM | |
| 28 | Tuesday, January 14, 2127 | 28 | 06:46:16 AM | |
| 29 | Wednesday, January 15, 2127 | 29 | 06:46:26 AM | Bhogī |
Mārkaḻi
Mārkaḻi (மார்கழி) is the Tamil month when the Sun is in Dhanu, Dhanur masa. In the Gita, Krishna says "among the months I am Margashirsha", and the whole month is given to worship before dawn.
In the Brahma muhurta, women draw large kolams at the doorstep, bhajan groups walk the streets singing, and temples open early for the special dawn worship. Each day one verse is sung of Andal's Tiruppavai, thirty verses for the thirty days, and of Manikkavasagar's Tiruvempavai with the Tiruppalliyezhuchi.
The month holds Vaikunta Ekadasi, when the gate of heaven opens at Srirangam, Arudra Darisanam of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram, and Hanumān Jayantī. Chennai's music and dance season fills the month, and Margazhi ends with Bhogī, the eve of Thai Pongal.
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