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Vaikasi

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Vaikasi
Native nameVaikāsi
CalendarTamil calendar
Month number2
Number of days31 or 32
SeasonIla-venil (Spring)
Gregorian equivalentMayJune
Significant daysVaikasi Visakam
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Vaikasi is the second month of the Tamil calendar.[1] The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Vaisakha nakshatra (star) on the pournami (full moon) day.[2] The month corresponds to ila-venil (spring) season, and falls in MayJune in the Gregorian calendar.[3][4]

In the Hindu lunar calendar, it corresponds to the second month of Vaishakha, falling in the Gregorian months of April–May.[4] In the Hindu solar calendar, it corresponds to the first month of Mesha and begins with the Sun's entry into Aries.[5] In the Vaishnav calendar, it corresponds to the second month of Madhusudanah.[6][7]

Festivals

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Vaikasi Visakam commemorates the birth of Hindu god Murugan. It falls on the day the Moon transits the Visaka nakshatram in the month of Vaikasi.[8][9]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tamil Calendar – Months". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ^ Garima Garg (2022). Heavens and Earth: The Story of Astrology Through Ages and Cultures. Penguin Random House. p. 75. ISBN 978-9-354-92705-8.
  3. ^ Martha Ann Selby (2003). The Circle of Six Seasons. p. xxix. ISBN 978-0-141-00772-4.
  4. ^ a b Robert Sewell; John Faithful Fleet (1989). The Siddhantas and the Indian Calendar. Asian Educational Services. p. 334.
  5. ^ "Hindu Panchang". Hindu Net. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Vaisnava Calendar Reminder Services – About Calendar". Vaisnava Calendar. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Something about the Vaisnava Calendar". ISVARA. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  8. ^ Subodh Kant (2002). Indian Encyclopedia. Cosmo Publications. p. 7821. ISBN 978-8-177-55257-7.
  9. ^ "Vaikasi Visakam: Date, Time, Significance". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2024.