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The Malayalam New Year 1173 (Chingam 1) began in mid-August. This month was significant for its focus on monsoon health rituals ( Karkidaka Vavu ) and the start of the harvest festival season.
The year marked the countdown to the , celebrated with immense grandeur by the Guruvayur Devaswom. The calendars themselves became collectors' items during the famous Krishnanattam and special festivals of that era. The Nakshatram (star) alignments in 1997 were particularly noted for auspicious timings, leading to a boom in weddings recorded on the "Vivaha Muhurtham" lines of the calendar. It was a year where the Panchangam (almanac) was consulted with a reverence that bordered on obsession, dictating the rhythm of agrarian life and family decisions. 1997 malayalam calendar
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