Prepared by: Dr. K. Thilagawathi Soorya Ponggal on the first day of the month of Thai  Significance of the first day of ‘Thai’ When the sun enters the zodiacal sign of Capricorn (mahara raasi), the tenth month of the Tamil Calendar, Thai, begins; hence the first day of the month of Thai is called Mahara Sangraandhi. It means ‘the movement (entry) of sun into the zodiacal sign of Capricorn’; ‘maharam’ is the Tamil equivalent of Capricorn. It is on this day, that the sun, which