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From: Mani Varadarajan (mani_at_be.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 1999 - 11:00:04 PDT
Dear Maama, >From my Kannada Panchangam (sampath krishna joshiar), mannAr Sri Jayanti is listed as September 2, and thozhappar Sri Jayanti is listed as September 3. I believe mannAr corresponds to munitrayam, as Gopala Desikan refers to mannAr svAmi as an authority in Sri Jayanti Nirnayam. Thozhappar if I am not mistaken is Vaidika Saarvabhaumar, the authority for Ahobila Matham. If you look at the timings (IST), the night of the 3rd is actually navami, whereas the night of the 2nd is ashTami/rohini. In fact, rohini ends before night starts on the 3rd, but Ahobila Matham and Pancaratra probably observe it on the 3rd because of the suddha-ashTami rule (i.e., no saptami should be there). On my calendar page, I originally had Sept 3 as the universal Sri Jayanti date, but I was recently informed that the Srirangam Andavan Ashramam panchangam listed the munitrayam date as being September 2nd. Any clarification would be appreciated. Thanks, Mani