Dhanu (month)
dhanu dhanus dhanurmas धनुर्मास month hindu calendar malayalam calendar others corresponds zodiacal sign sagittarius overlap approximately second half december first half january gregorian calendar vedic text dhanus month called sahas iast sahas ancient text zodiacal association solar month dhanu overlap lunar month pausha hindu lunisolar calendar dhanu mark winter season indian subcontinent preceded solar month vṛścika followed solar month makara dhanus month called margazhi tamil hindu calendar ancient medieval era sanskrit text india vary calculation duration dhanus like month example surya siddhanta calculates duration vṛścika day hour minute second contrast arya siddhanta calculates duration vṛścika day hour minute second dhanurmas dhanur masa also known name chapa ma kodanda ma karmuka ma etc chapa kodanda karmuka etc sanskrit synonym dhanus meaning bow month margashira also called margazhi masam tamil lord sri krishna say bhagavadgita maasanam margashirshoham meaning among month margashira dhanurmasa also called shoonya masa generally advised conduct anything godly holy function dhanu also astrological sign indian horoscope system corresponding sagittarius astrology period month considered highly auspicious vishnu devotee old hindu scripture set apart month completely focused devotional activity nondevotional activity wedding purchase property etc prohibited month attention given exclusively worship god without diversion south india especially vaikunta ekadasi fall dhanur ma attracts thousand devotee temple conduct special pujas period sri krishna bhagavad gita say मासानां मार्गशीर्षोहम् manifest margashirsha maas among different month year according tradition god wake early morning month dhanurmas perform special prayer sri maha vishnu auspicious period brahm muhurta one half hour sunrise month devotee offer prayer lord early morning month dhanurmas considered special month performing puja vishnu dhanurmas phal shruti worshiping vishnu single day auspicious period equal worshiping vishnu devotion year every single step taken towards nearby lake river etc morning dip month brings forth merit equal performing ashvamedha yaga period sun sagittarius धनु राशि period sun pass sagittarius capricorn मकर राशि considered period scarcity plenty india feeding giving alms deserving poor brahmin period believed confer great merit ie punya dhanus also second month darian calendar planet mar sun traverse eastern sector constellation sagittarius seen mar