SriVaishnava Calendar -- (A never ending question!)
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• April 25, 2001
Sri: Namaskaram I would like to post some questions regarding the determination SriVaishnava Calendar. I searched through the archives and found that though this topic has been dealt with numerous times, no conclusive answer was found/posted. I request those who are well-versed in the calculation of panchangam to enlighten me.. 1) Are there any differences between difft. sampradayams when calculating and observing thithis ? Thithi calculation should essentially be the same for a particular place but their manner of observance may differ between sampradayams. Can the enlightened members here comment on the guiding principles for identifying the thithis/Nakshatrams ? (For e.g. determining of Ekadashi) 2) Which is more important in connecting to English dates ? Thithi or Nakshatram ? When celebrating various ThiruNakshatrams, is the deciding entity thithi or Nakshatram. what happens if a day has the Nakshatram but thithi falls on a different day ? Which one do we select for observing the ThiruNakshatram ? Ofcouse, the name itself means "Nakshatram" but I would like to get your comments. 3) Observance of Ekadashi, from my understanding of Astrology, which is quite limited, HAS to account for the location and local sunrise. Then why is that we follow panchangams made in India without applying any time adjustments! These questions may be very often posted, but I was not able to find a decent answer. If other bhaktas have any information, I would appreciate your feedback. All errors in this post are mine and unintended. Please pardon Regards Rajeev _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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