Chingam is the first month of Malayalam calendar and thus Chingam 1 marks the New year on Kolla varsham. Unlike other Indian lunar and luni-solar calendars which sets Mesha rashi as the new year, ...

For marriage alliance, the Hindus practice 'star matching' or 'nakshatra porutham'. It is an essential pre-requisite for a marriage alliance where nakshatra and rasi porutham of both the boy and the ...