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'''Pushya''' ([[Sanskrit]]: पुष्य) is | '''Pushya''' ([[Sanskrit]]: पुष्य), meaning "the nourisher", is the 8th [[nakshatra]] ([[lunar mansion]]) in [[Indian astronomy]]. Some texts refer to it as '''Tishya''', meaning "to look". It corresponds to the stars [[Gamma Cancri|γ]], [[Delta Cancri|δ]], and [[Theta Cancri|θ Cancri]] in the constellation [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]], which surround the [[Beehive Cluster]] (Praesepe, M44). Its appearance is described in Indian star catalogs as ''meghavt'' "cloudy", referring to the star cluster.<ref name=ASE>{{cite web |title=Puṣya (पुष्य) |url=https://xing.fmi.uni-jena.de/mediawiki/index.php/Pushya |website=All Skies Encyclopaedia |publisher=[[IAU Working Group on Star Names]] |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> Pushya is known as Pushyami (పుష్యమి) in Telugu, Poosam (பூசம்) in Tamil, and Pooyam (പൂയം) in Malayalam.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} | ||
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Pushya (Sanskrit: पुष्य), meaning "the nourisher", is the 8th nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Indian astronomy. Some texts refer to it as Tishya, meaning "to look". It corresponds to the stars γ, δ, and θ Cancri in the constellation Cancer, which surround the Beehive Cluster (Praesepe, M44). Its appearance is described in Indian star catalogs as meghavt "cloudy", referring to the star cluster.[1] Pushya is known as Pushyami (పుష్యమి) in Telugu, Poosam (பூசம்) in Tamil, and Pooyam (പൂയം) in Malayalam.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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