For the past month, whenever people worried about the El Niño effect and delayed rains, I kept telling them: this year there is an Adhik Māsa — also known as Puruṣottam Māsa. The rains would arrive a week to ten days after it concluded. And indeed, they came bang on time, ten days after Puruṣottam Māsa ended. Some are now celebrating this as a victory of ancient knowledge over modern science.

But whenever rain, planetary movements, or natural phenomena are discussed, we must remember —........

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