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Magha

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Noun1.Magha - the eleventh month of the Hindu calendarMagha - the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar
Hindu calendar - the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
Hindu calendar month - any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
Mesasamkranti - Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries


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The birthday of Saraswati, considered as the goddess of knowledge and arts, is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Magha.
Magha Saptami - Chandrabhaga in Konark and Khandagiri near Bhubaneswar attract the largest crowds on the 7th day of the "Magha'' month which falls sometime in January/February.
Though the Nagas ruled the North of the Island, a formal Jaffna Kingdom came into being by the ambitions of two chieftains, one Kalinga Magha from Orissa, India and Chandrabhanu from Malacca in the Malay Straits region of Malaysia.
 
 
 
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