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[[File:11 PurvaPhalguni draw.png|thumb|Purva Phalguni, 11th Nakshatra, as drawn in historical temple depictions. ]]
... 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.
[[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). Purva Phalguni is the middle one.]]
Pūrva Phalgunī (पूर्व फाल्गुनी) 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. The group of two stars is typically identified with δ and θ Leonis.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
'''Name Variants'''
What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.
* Pūrva Phalgunī

* Purva Phalguni
* Bhagya,
* Bhagybha
[[File:Phalguni Sangha.jpg|thumb|Phalguni Sangha]]


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

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Purva Phalguni, 11th Nakshatra, as drawn in historical temple depictions.
Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Purva Phalguni is the middle one.

Pūrva Phalgunī (पूर्व फाल्गुनी) 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. The group of two stars is typically identified with δ and θ Leonis.

Etymology and History

Name Variants

  • Pūrva Phalgunī
  • Purva Phalguni
  • Bhagya,
  • Bhagybha
Phalguni Sangha

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

Weblinks

References