Pausha
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Pausha (), or Pushya is the tenth month of the Hindu lunar calendar and the Indian national calendar. The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Pushya nakshatra (star) on the full moon day. The month corresponds to the pre-winter (Hemanta) season and falls in December–January of the Gregorian calendar.
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- Pongal is a major Tamil festival celebrated in the month of Thai
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- Hindu calendar
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- 10
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- 29 or 30
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- Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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- December–January
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Pausha (), or Pushya is the tenth month of the Hindu lunar calendar and the Indian national calendar. The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Pushya nakshatra (star) on the full moon day. The month corresponds to the pre-winter (Hemanta) season and falls in December–January of the Gregorian calendar.
In the Hindu solar calendar, it corresponds to the month of Dhanu and begins with the Sun's entry into Sagittarius. It corresponds to Poush, the ninth month in the Bengali calendar. In the Tamil calendar, it corresponds to the tenth month of Thai, falling in the Gregorian months of January–February. In the Vaishnav calendar, it corresponds to the tenth month of Narayana.