New Delhi, May 23 -- If your weather app has been looking almost offensively hot this week, brace yourself as it's going to get worse. From May 25 to June 2 will be Nautapa, which literally translates to the nine most intense days. This annual phenomenon has astronomical and folkloric roots, and is observed across generations in North India. Being highly searched online at present, here's why it has significance beyond just the heat.

What's the astrological take?

Literally translating to nine fires or nine burning days, Nautapa is a period rooted in Hindu astronomical tradition. It marks the nine days when the sun enters the Rohini Nakshatra, one of the brightest stars in the sky, making its position particularly intense and its heat es...