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Mal Maas 2023 - What is Mal Maas in Hindu Calendar?

Mal Maas, also known as Adhik Maas, is the extra month added to a Hindu lunar calendar once in 32 months to make the lunar calendar similar to the solar calendar. Mal Maas 2023 is from July 17 to August 16. Astronomically Mal Maas is known as Intercalary month. Please note that in some regions Kharmas is also referred as Mal Maas -  (You can read about Kharmas here ). The month is known as Mal Maas (waste month) as the sun did not enter any rashis during Mal Maas and people considered it inauspicious and hence referred to it as waste. Legend has it that Mal Maas did not like it being referred as waste and complained to Vishnu, who renamed the month as Purushottam Maas. The Mal Maas is thus dedicated to Sri Krishna and is considered ideal for all sort of Spiritual activities. Why Mal Maas? The Hindu lunar calendar, which has been around for a very long time, even long before the solar calendar, is based on the moon’s rotation around the Earth. The lunar month corresp