Gulika Kalam — also called Kuligai — is the eighth-part period ruled by Gulika, reckoned in the tradition as a son of Shani. It is the exception among the day's inauspicious periods: work begun in it is said to repeat, so it is deliberately used for things meant to recur and avoided for things meant to happen once.
Where it falls on each day
The same eight-part division, counting from sunrise:
- Monday — 6th part. Tuesday — 5th. Wednesday — 4th.
- Thursday — 3rd. Friday — 2nd. Saturday — 1st. Sunday — 7th.
The repetition principle
Because the tradition holds that what begins in Gulika Kalam recurs, the period is read in two directions rather than one. It is avoided for anything you would not want repeated — a funeral rite, a debt, a medical procedure, a departure you hope is final. It is deliberately chosen for things whose recurrence is the point: laying up stores, beginning a course of study, starting a recurring investment, or planting.
This is the only one of the day's inauspicious periods used deliberately, which is what makes it worth understanding rather than simply avoiding.
Where the general rule stops
Gulika and Maandi are treated as the same period in some traditions and as distinct in others, and the weekday assignment differs correspondingly between almanacs. The repetition principle is a traditional reading, not a claim about outcomes.
Every timing on this page is computed for Hyderabad and Indian Standard Time. For a consequential date, confirm the window with the Purohit conducting the ceremony rather than acting on a published table.
Written and reviewed by the AnugrahaSidhi editorial team. Last substantive review: . How we source and correct this material is set out in our editorial policy.