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As India is lying North Of Equator, Sun's transit in the Northern hemisphere is significant for us. The northern trans of Sun is called Uttrayana. Uttarayana starts from the Makara Sankranti orbeginning of Makara Month. Makara month starts once Dhanu Masam ends.
Dhanu month is important for Vaisnavites and Saivaites. The month is exclusively used for devotion, worship and God related matters like Bhajan, poojas etc. Hence functions like marriage etc are not conducted during Dhanu month. For Saivaites the Aarudra festival or Thiruvaathira festival falls during the month of Dhanu. The 41 day Mandala period for Sabarimala worship concludes in the first ten days of Dhanu month. The Swarga Vaathil(Vaikunta Vaasal) Ekadasi considered as a very sacred one believed to lead us to heaven and eternalness on our death) falls in the Month of Dhanu.
The early mornings of Dhanu month with its pleasant coolness is used for special bhajan chanting and even now locally devotee groups walk along the streets chanting bhajans and keertans early mornings.
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