Shani amavasya denotes the combination of 2 panchang elements - Amavasya tithi and Shani vaar. In simple words, when amavasya falls on a Saturday, the result is Shani Amavasya. The day of Shani ...

Ethiopian Jews pictured on board the Bat Galim ship on their journey to Israel in 1984. Photograph courtesy of Raffi Berg.

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