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Panchaanga in Kannada Tamil Vakya Panchangam. A panchāngam (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्गम्; IAST: pañcāṅgam) is a Hindu calendar and almanac, which follows traditional units of Hindu timekeeping, and presents important dates and their calculations in a tabulated form.
The name Vākyapañcāṅga comes from the fact that it is based on vākya-s.In this context, the word vākya means a Sanskrit sentence, often meaningless in the literary sense, which represent a numerical value encoded in the kaṭapayādi system.
After the completion of sixty years, the calendar starts with the first year. This corresponds to the Hindu "century." The Vakya or Tirukannitha Panchangam (the traditional Tamil almanac) outlines this sequence. It is related to the position of the planets in the sky with respect to Earth.
[1] [2] A Hindu calendar is sometimes referred to as Panchangam (पञ्चाङ्गम्), which is also known as Panjika in Eastern India. [3] The ancient Hindu calendar conceptual design is also found in the Babylonian calendar, the Chinese calendar, and the Hebrew calendar, but different from the Gregorian calendar. [4]
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Images of Sri Rama Chakra and Seetha Chakra as given in Pambu Panchangam. Image of Seetha Chakra as a magic square given in the Panchangam published by Srirangam Temple . Sriramachakra (also called Sri Rama Chakra , Ramachakra , Rama Chakra , or Ramar Chakra ) is a mystic diagram or a yantra given in Tamil almanacs as an instrument of astrology ...
The publication of the yearly Pambu Panchangam was started by Konnur Manicka Mudhaliar in 1883 and during the initial years it was printed in a press, known by the name Manonmani Vilasam Press, established exclusively for printing the Panchangam. [3] Initially the press was at Seven Wells Road. Currently it is functioning in Kondithope.
Samvatsara (संवत्सर) is a Sanskrit term for a "year" in Vedic literature such as the Rigveda and other ancient texts. [1] In the medieval era literature, a samvatsara refers to the "Jovian year", that is a year based on the relative position of the planet Jupiter, while the solar year is called varsha.