The Tamizh month of Margazhi (Dhanu in Malayalam)
Just marking this very special month 16 Dec to 13 Jan - my efforts at briefly collating several aspects of the month. # Krishna says - (Gita, 10/35) बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् । मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥ Meaning: "Among the hymns also (I am) the Brhat-Samna; among the meters I am Gaytri; among months, I am Margasirsa; and among seasons, I am the flower bearer (spring). # Gita Jayanthi (birthday of the Bhagavad Gita) was observed on 9 Dec (" Agrahayana (Hindi: अगहन agahan) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Agrahayana is the ninth month of the year, beginning on 22 November and ending on 21 December. In Vedic times, this month was also known as Maargashirsha after the nakshatra (asterisms) Mrigashira.") # Then we have the Thiruvaadira festival for Siva, also observed as the Aarudra Darshan . (10 Jan 2009) (In Tamil Nadu, the day's speciality, after due worship of Siva, is the combination of the off...