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[[File:Phalguni Sangha.jpg|thumb|Phalguni Sangha]]
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... 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:P-Phalguni nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|thumb|Purva Phalguni, 11th nakshatra, ... ]]
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==Etymology and History==
[[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.]]
What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.


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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.

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==Etymology and History==
'''Name Variants'''
* Pūrva Phalgunī
* Purva Phalguni
* Bhagya,
* Bhagybha
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[[File:Phalguni Sangha.jpg|thumb|Phalguni Sangha]]


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


=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
<gallery>
File:P-Phalguni nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Purva Phalguni, 10th century
File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:Tibet nakshatra 09.png|Purva Phalguni, Tibetean
File:張宿（仏像図彙）.png|Purva Phalguni Chinese
File:11 PurvaPhalguni draw.png|Purva Phalguni, reconstructed by Jones (1720)
</gallery>


== Mythology ==
== Mythology ==

Latest revision as of 08:15, 31 October 2025


Purva Phalguni, 11th nakshatra, ...
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

  • Purva Phalguni, 10th century

    Purva Phalguni, 10th century

  • Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

    Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

  • Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

    Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

  • Purva Phalguni, Tibetean

    Purva Phalguni, Tibetean

  • Purva Phalguni Chinese

    Purva Phalguni Chinese

  • Purva Phalguni, reconstructed by Jones (1720)

    Purva Phalguni, reconstructed by Jones (1720)

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

Weblinks

References

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