: This period falls under the Bhava Varusham (Tamil year 5095).
Traditional priests in 1995 used the October 12 solar eclipse data from the Vakya Panchangam to perform Grahan Snanam (ritual bath) despite cloud cover, trusting the verse over visual confirmation. vakya panchangam 1995
# Simplified logic for Vakya Nakshatra simulation # (Actual Vakya uses specific formulae based on longitude/latitude) details = "date": input_date_str, "vakya_year": self.vakya_year_name, "masam": self._get_solar_month(date_obj.month), "paksha": self._get_paksha(date_obj.day), "thithi": "N/A (Requires Ephemeris)", "nakshatram": "N/A (Requires Ephemeris)", "special_event": self.major_festivals_1995.get(input_date_str, "None") : This period falls under the Bhava Varusham
The tension culminated on the day of the Amavasya (New Moon) in late August. It was the day of a solar eclipse. According to ritual, the period of the eclipse was highly inauspicious for eating or performing daily chores. One had to know the exact start and end times to observe the Sutak (period of ritual impurity). It was the day of a solar eclipse
Digital archives or scanned copies may be found in some university libraries (Madras University, Annamalai University).