The
Malayalam calendar is a
lunar calendar. It has twelve months:
Chingam[?],
Kanni[?],
Thulam[?],
Vrischikam[?],
Dhanu[?],
Makaram[?],
Kumbham[?],
Meenam[?],
Medam[?],
Edavam[?],
Midhunam[?] and
Karkidakam[?].
The Malayalam era called KollaVarsham (or Kollam era) was established in 825. A.D.
Some historians attribute the founding of this era to King Udaya Marthanda Varma[?], King of Venad[?].
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