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[[File:Magha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|thumb|Magha, 10th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
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[[File:Magha Puja.jpg|thumb|Magha Puja]]
[[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). Magha is the right one.]]
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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.

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Maghā (मघा), "The Bountiful", 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.


==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.


* Magha
* Paitra


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[[File:Magha Puja.jpg|thumb|Magha Puja]]
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=== Origin of Constellation ===


=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
===Origin of Constellation===
5 stars: Regulus (α Leo), γ, η, 31,ο and ρ Leonis


The bright star, [[Regulus]], is securely identified across all historical sources; it is the main star (yogatara).
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== Mythology ==
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mnemonic tales and cultural significance


The nakshatra-asterism surrounding it consists of five fainter stars: γ, η, ο, 31 and ρ Leonis.
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== Weblinks ==

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==== Stars within the Constellation Area ====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|-
! id
! Label
!IAU design.
!description
!Vmag
|-
|1
|Regulus
|HIP 49669
|Constellation lines (Vertex)
|1.4
|-
|2
|Algieba
|HIP 50583
|Constellation lines (Vertex)
|1.98
|-
|3
|γ 1 Leonis
|HIP 50583
|Constellation lines
|2.37
|-
| 4
|Adhafera
|HIP 50335
|Constellation lines (Vertex)
|3.41
|-
|5
|η Leonis
| HIP 49583
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.41
|-
|6
| -
|HIP 50174
|Inside the hull
| 6.02
|}
===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
<gallery>
File:Magha nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Magha ,10th century CE.
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 08.png|Magha,Tibetean
File:星宿（仏像図彙）.png|Magha, Chinese
File:Magha Puja.jpg|Magha Puja
File:10 Magha draw.png|Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).
</gallery>

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==Mythology==
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mnemonic tales and cultural significance


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== Weblinks==
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* {{NAMESPACE}}


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* {{NAMESPACE}}
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== References ==


* [[References]] (general)
==References==


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*[[References]] (general)


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Latest revision as of 17:13, 14 December 2025

Magha, 10th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
Nakshatras 10, 11 and 12 in the constellation Leo, as animated GIF to show where the historical images were placed (WGSN 2025). Magha is the right one.

Maghā (मघा), "The Bountiful", 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.

Etymology and History

Name Variants

  • Magha
  • Paitra
Magha Puja

Origin of Constellation

5 stars: Regulus (α Leo), γ, η, 31,ο and ρ Leonis

The bright star, Regulus, is securely identified across all historical sources; it is the main star (yogatara).

The nakshatra-asterism surrounding it consists of five fainter stars: γ, η, ο, 31 and ρ Leonis.

Stars within the Constellation Area

id Label IAU design. description Vmag
1 Regulus HIP 49669 Constellation lines (Vertex) 1.4
2 Algieba HIP 50583 Constellation lines (Vertex) 1.98
3 γ 1 Leonis HIP 50583 Constellation lines 2.37
4 Adhafera HIP 50335 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.41
5 η Leonis HIP 49583 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.41
6 - HIP 50174 Inside the hull 6.02

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Magha ,10th century CE.

    Magha ,10th century CE.

  • 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).

  • Magha,Tibetean

    Magha,Tibetean

  • Magha, Chinese

    Magha, Chinese

  • Magha Puja

    Magha Puja

  • Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).

    Magha - reconstructed by Jones (1720).

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

Weblinks

References

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