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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.548

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.548

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c12.548](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.548)

\*\*Kattikā.\*\*—Name of a constellation and also of a month (October to November), during which the full moon is near the constellation of Pleiades (\*kattikā\*). It is the last month of the rainy season.¹ The full-moon day of the month was observed as a festival and great rejoicings were held, particularly at night.²

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