There is a belief that has been going on since ancient times that in Malmas, God leaves his temple and goes somewhere else. Due to which people stop worshiping in Malmas. Sun God keeps changing his zodiac sign almost every month but Malmas is the month in which the Sun’s zodiac sign does not change. For this reason it is called Maalin month or Malmas. During this time, no auspicious activities like marriage, Upanayana Sanskar, Mundan and buying new clothes and jewelery are done. During this month, all the devotees get absorbed in the worship of Lord Vishnu. This month has great importance. In this, by worshiping God the pending work gets completed. There are more months in it, hence it is called Malmas. This month is about changing oneself. It is meant to be molded into devotion. Doing auspicious work in this month leads to untoward things. In this month, marriage, construction of a new house, repair of an old house, or any other auspicious work should not be done with the sacred thread. This can cause bad things to happen to you.

Adhik maas is a month which occurs randomly between any two months. It is not fixed. It occurs once in every three years approximately. This month is special and marked with high importance of praying Shri Vishnu.This 13th extra month is called as Adhik Maas. Adhik maas is added to the calendar when the Amavasya and Surya Chalan ( Sankranti) coincides. This month adopts the name of month which follows.

As soon as Malamas occurs, things like honey, amaranth, mustard, onion, garlic, urad, cabbage, carrot, radish, lentils and nagarmotha etc. should not be consumed. It is believed that consumption of these things is not only harmful for health. Rather, your good deeds also come to an end due to this. Stay away from bad deeds and bad thoughts in Malamas. Do not bring bad thoughts in your mind for anyone. Remember God as much as possible at this time. Malmas is considered important in Hindu religion. But this time is not favorable for auspicious works.
The month of Malmas is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu and Tulsi is very dear to Lord Vishnu. Worship of Lord Vishnu is considered incomplete without Tulsi. Therefore, do not make any mistakes related to Tulsi in Malmas. Malmas is considered very special for worship and fasting. Therefore, one should avoid sensual food this month. Do not consume things like garlic, onion, meat, fish, alcohol in Malamas. The time of Malmas is not considered appropriate for auspicious work. Therefore, do not start any new work or new business at this time. This may cause harm. Also avoid making any big investment in Malamas. Do not sleep till late morning in Malamas. Rather, wake up early in the morning and do the puja first after taking bath. During Malamas, one should sleep on the ground instead of bed. Donating in Malamas is considered very auspicious. Through this one receives God’s blessings. At this time you can donate food, banana, yellow clothes, book, coconut and lamp.

In Malmas you can do puja, fast etc. But one should not start any new fast at this time nor should one observe any fast. But you can do whatever you are doing by observing fast. Malmas is the month of Lord Vishnu. During this period, worship Lord Hari and chant his mantras daily. During this time, performing Havan in the name of Lord Hari is considered very auspicious. Although no auspicious work is done in Malmas, you can worship Lord Vishnu and Mother Lakshmi. By reciting Shrimad Bhagwat Katha during Malmas one attains salvation. This spreads positive energy in the house and brings happiness.
Along with worshiping Lord Vishnu, chanting Vishnu Sahastranam during Malmas is also considered very auspicious. Also, during this month, mix milk in water and offer Arghya to Tulsi Mata every day. By doing this all the wishes of the person are fulfilled. During this entire month, after worshiping Lord Vishnu and Mother Tulsi, apply a tilak made of Tulsi soil. Tulsi is very dear to Lord Vishnu and without Tulsi the worship of Lord Vishnu is considered incomplete. Applying Tulsi soil tilak daily opens the way to wealth. According to astrology, Malmas is considered auspicious for worship. The results of worshiping Sun God during this entire month have been described. During the entire month of Mal month, Arghya should be offered to the Sun God in a copper vessel. Surya Path and chanting mantras of Surya should be done. Do not consume tamasic food during the month of Mal. Alcohol etc. should also not be consumed. One should not drink water kept in copper vessels.

Guru Dev Jupiter is the lord of Sagittarius. The entry of Jupiter in its own zodiac sign is not good for humans. When this happens, the Sun becomes weak in the horoscope of people. Due to Sun being weak in this zodiac sign, it is called Malmas. According to the mythology, Lord Suryadev revolves around the universe riding on his chariot of seven horses. Suryadev is not allowed to stop anywhere, but the horses attached to the chariot get tired due to continuous running and no rest. Seeing such condition of the horses, Sun God’s heart was moved, after which he took the horses to the bank of the pond. They realized that if the chariot stopped, disaster would happen. Then Suryadev left the horses there to drink water and rest. He added donkeys to the chariot. The donkeys had to work hard to pull the chariot of the Sun God. During this time the speed of the chariot slows down. Sun God completes the cycle in one month. Meanwhile the horses also took rest. After this the Sun’s chariot again returns to its speed. In this way this sequence continues every year.