Iratacattami, Irata-cattami: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iratacattami (இரதசத்தமி) [irata-cattami] noun < ratha +. The seventh day in the bright fortnight of Mākam, considered holy on account of its synchronisation, at some time in the past, with the day on which the sun turns northward, which circumstance now happens, however, only on the 22nd of December; மாகமாதத்துச் சுக்கிலபக்ஷத்துச் சத்தமி. [magamathathus sukkilapagshathus sathami.] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 75, 13.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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