Magha - Revision history

Sushoff at 13:47, 20 January 2026

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maghā (मघा)}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maghā (मघा)}}
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	[[File:Magha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Magha, 10th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]		[[File:Magha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Magha, 10th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
	[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]		[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]

Sushoff at 17:13, 14 December 2025

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 The nakshatra-asterism surrounding it consists of five fainter stars: γ, η, ο, 31 and ρ Leonis.
 ===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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Sushoff at 16:28, 30 October 2025

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	File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).		File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
	File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).		File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
	File:Tibet nakshatra 08.png\|Magha - Tibetean		File:Tibet nakshatra 08.png\|Magha,Tibetean
	File:星宿（仏像図彙）.png\|Magha - Chinese		File:星宿（仏像図彙）.png\|Magha, Chinese
	File:Magha Puja.jpg\|Magha Puja		File:Magha Puja.jpg\|Magha Puja
	File:10 Magha draw.png\|Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).		File:10 Magha draw.png\|Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).

Sushoff at 16:27, 30 October 2025

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maghā (मघा)}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maghā (मघा)}}
	[[File:10 Magha draw.~~png~~\|thumb\|Magha ~~Nakshatra as drawn~~ in ~~historical temples~~]]		[[File:Magha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Magha, 10th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
	[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]		[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]

	Maghā (मघा), "The Bountiful", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Maghā (मघा), "The Bountiful", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
			<gallery>
			File:Magha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Magha ,10th century CE.
			File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Tibet nakshatra 08.png\|Magha - Tibetean
			File:星宿（仏像図彙）.png\|Magha - Chinese
			File:Magha Puja.jpg\|Magha Puja
			File:10 Magha draw.png\|Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).
			</gallery>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 06:49, 14 October 2025

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	[[File:10 Magha draw.png\|thumb\|Magha Nakshatra as drawn in historical temples]]		[[File:10 Magha draw.png\|thumb\|Magha Nakshatra as drawn in historical temples]]
	[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]		[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]
	Maghā (मघा), "The Bountiful", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Maghā (मघा), "The Bountiful", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
			5 stars: Regulus (α Leo), γ, η, 31,ο and ρ Leonis

	The bright star, [[Regulus]], is securely identified across all historical sources; it is the main star (yogatara).		The bright star, [[Regulus]], is securely identified across all historical sources; it is the main star (yogatara).

Sushoff at 15:10, 13 October 2025

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maghā (मघा)}}
	[[File:10 Magha draw.png\|thumb\|Magha Nakshatra as drawn in historical temples]]		[[File:10 Magha draw.png\|thumb\|Magha Nakshatra as drawn in historical temples]]
	[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]		[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]
	~~...~~ is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		Maghā (मघा), "The Bountiful", is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			'''Name Variants'''

			* Magha
			* Paitra

	[[File:Magha Puja.jpg\|thumb\|Magha Puja]]		[[File:Magha Puja.jpg\|thumb\|Magha Puja]]

	=== Origin of Constellation ===		===Origin of Constellation===
	The bright star, [[Regulus]], is securely identified across all historical sources; it is the main star (yogatara).		The bright star, [[Regulus]], is securely identified across all historical sources; it is the main star (yogatara).

	The nakshatra-asterism surrounding it consists of five fainter stars: γ, η, ο, 31 and ρ Leonis.		The nakshatra-asterism surrounding it consists of five fainter stars: γ, η, ο, 31 and ρ Leonis.

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

	== Mythology ==		==Mythology==
	mnemonic tales and cultural significance		mnemonic tales and cultural significance

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks==

	* {{NAMESPACE}}

	~~== References ==~~		* {{NAMESPACE}}

	* [[References~~]] (general)~~		==References==

			*[[References]] (general)

	[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]		[[Category:Indian]]
			[[Category:Asterism]]
			[[Category:Constellation]]
			[[Category:Eurasia]]
			[[Category:South Asian]]
	[[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:Zodiac]]

Sushoff at 13:37, 5 September 2025

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	[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]		[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]
			[[Category:Zodiac]]

Sushoff: /* Etymology and History */

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Etymology and History

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The asterism is depicted in temples as a gate consisting of five stars. The brightest one, Regulus, is securly identified across all historical sources. The other four certainly contain γ, and therefore also η Leonis, but whether then ο and ρ, or ζ and ε should be counted towards the group is unknown.
	[[File:Magha Puja.jpg\|thumb\|Magha Puja]]		[[File:Magha Puja.jpg\|thumb\|Magha Puja]]

	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
			The bright star, [[Regulus]], is securely identified across all historical sources; it is the main star (yogatara).

			The nakshatra-asterism surrounding it consists of five fainter stars: γ, η, ο, 31 and ρ Leonis.

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

Sushoff at 17:04, 8 August 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~What does the term mean~~, ~~does it always have~~ the ~~same meaning - was it changed over time~~.		The asterism is depicted in temples as a gate consisting of five stars. The brightest one, Regulus, is securly identified across all historical sources. The other four certainly contain γ, and therefore also η Leonis, but whether then ο and ρ, or ζ and ε should be counted towards the group is unknown.
	[[File:Magha Puja.jpg\|thumb\|Magha Puja]]		[[File:Magha Puja.jpg\|thumb\|Magha Puja]]

Sushoff at 17:00, 8 August 2025

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	[[File:Magha ~~Puja~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|Magha ~~Puja~~]]		[[File:10 Magha draw.png\|thumb\|Magha Nakshatra as drawn in historical temples]]
			[[File:10-12 stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.]]
	... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.		... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.		What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.
			[[File:Magha Puja.jpg\|thumb\|Magha Puja]]

	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

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	File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).		File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
	File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).		File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
	File:Tibet nakshatra 08.png\|Magha - Tibetean		File:Tibet nakshatra 08.png\|Magha,Tibetean
	File:星宿（仏像図彙）.png\|Magha - Chinese		File:星宿（仏像図彙）.png\|Magha, Chinese
	File:Magha Puja.jpg\|Magha Puja		File:Magha Puja.jpg\|Magha Puja
	File:10 Magha draw.png\|Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).		File:10 Magha draw.png\|Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).