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Margasiramasam is the best known for the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. In Bhagavadgita, Lord Krishna said that 'Masanam margasiroharsham'. It means that by offering prayers to Lord Vishnu, the native will get their desires fulfilled. During this month, unmarried girls or boys if offers Tulasi garlands to Sri Krishna, their desire will be fulfilled. Poor feeding at least for a person during this month gives immense benefits. Those who offer prayers to Cow will get monetary benefits. The lord of intelligence is Budha and the adidevata is Vishnu. As Margasiramasam happens to be Vishnu swaroopam, it is advised to offer prayers to Lord Vishnu to seek His blessings. During this month, Thursdays are more important. Natives offering prayers to Goddess Kanakamahalakshmi situated in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in India during 4, 11, 18 and 25 dates that falls Thursday will get the desired results.
Lord Subramanya Swamy Marriage day. On this day those natives who are suffering from Kuja dosha and those desiring good children have to observe fasting and offering prayers on this day to Valli Devasenasametudaina Sri Subramanya Swamy. It is advised that the natives have to offer poor feeding on this day will get immense benefits.
During the month of Margasiramasam suklapakasha Saptami is very auspicious day for Lord Sri Suryanarayana Swamy and is being called with the word 'mitra' and the natives have to pray the God with 'Om mitrayanamaha'. By offering prayers to Lord Sri Suryanarayana Swamy, the natives will get good health and wealth. During this day, natives should not use hair oil.
During this day, natives visit Kalabhairava in Kasi (India) and offer prayers. Those who could not go to Kasi, they can at least offer prayers on this day. Natives have to offer prayers only after sunset. By performing Kalabhairava vrata, natives who are suffering from various problems will ward off. Natives suffering with the adverse affects of Shani will get relief. Especially, natives who are under the grip of Elenati Shani will get relief. Natives of Karkataka, Simha, Kanya rasi, native of Makara rasi who are undergoing Ashtama Sani, and natives of Vrushaba rasi who are undergoing ardhastama Sani have to offer prayers to Kalabhairava.
When Guru transits from one house to another one, pushkarms will happen. As Guru enters into Makara Rasi during this month which is said to be an auspicious one, natives will have bath in Tungabhadranadi. It is said that by having bath during the Pushkaram period, natives will get rid of the sins. The Pushkaram period of these 12 days, devotees in large number will take bath and offer prayers in Jogulambadevi temple that is situated in Andhra Pradesh through which the river flows.
On this day, natives have to observe fasting till the stars are visible and offer prayers to Lord Ganesh. By performing puja to Lord Ganesh, natives will get His blessings and can witness improvement in business, education and job and other areas. On this day, natives have to perform milk abishekam to Lord Ganesh and recitation of Sankatahara Ganapati Stotra will give immense results.
On this day, natives have to offer abishekam to Lord Shiva. By performing this, they will get the blessings of Sri Uma Maheswara. Recitation of Sivapanchakashri nakshatramalika stotra will give good results to the natives. In the stotra, 108 times Sivapanchakashri repeats. It is a powerful tool for the natives to seek His blessings.