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Magha

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Magha (the Mighty One) is one of the Nakshatras (lunar mansions) of Vedic astrology. Often depicted as either a house or throne room, this Nakshatra is located at Leo 0° to 13°20’. This is considered an ideal time to do activities that necessitate someone being larger than normal, and people will tend to be more positive and big-hearted, yet arrogant and overly demanding at the same time in this period. Pitris, god of ancestors, presides, and Ketu rules over Magha.

—Pramela Thiagesan

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In the year 1201, Sri Lanka was invaded by Magha, a Dravidian Kalinga prince who took the king captive, tortured him and robbed him of all riches.

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The great masters of the kavya form (which was also exported to Java) were Asvaghosa, Kalidasa, Bana, Dandin, Magha, Bhavabhuti, and Bharavi.

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This Indian festival coincides with Makar Sankranti in various parts of north India, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Magha Bihu in Assam, Tai Pongal in Kerala and Ghughutiya in Uttarakhand.

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Part III presents four essays that bring out the innovative features of Kalidasa's chronologically nearest descendants--the canonical poets Bharavi, Magha, and Bhatti--all of whom composed longer, multi-canto kavya known as mahakavya.