Month Of Deities (Malmaas) Poem by S.D. TIWARI

Hindus calendar is lunar one
western calendar based on Sun.
Moon makes round of the earth in
twenty nine days and a fraction.

In a year, it makes twelve rounds
from full moon to next full moon.
And during this period earth sees
just three hundred fifty four noon.

On its path Earth completes its orbit
in above three sixty five days, of sun.
Thus number of days is adjusted in
calendars of both Hindus and western.

Western calendar has the leap year
one extra day that year bears.
Lunar calendar has one extra month
comes after every three years.

That extra month or adhikmas is
assumed by Hindus like appendix.
People don’t start any new work
or do auspicious work during this.

It is also known as month of deities
worships bound to give better results.
People wash their sins by pilgrimage,
fasting and doing charitable acts.