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  2. Ayanāṃśa - Wikipedia

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    Path taken by the point of vernal equinox along the ecliptic over the past 6000 years. Ayanamsa (ayanāṃśa: from Sanskrit ayana 'movement' and aṃśa 'component'), also ayanabhāga (from Sanskrit bhāga 'portion'), is the Sanskrit term for many systems used in Hindu astrology to account for the precession of equinoxes.

  3. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Represents the vernal (Spring) equinox. Vishu: Traditional vishu kani: Vishu is a Hindu festival celebrated in Kerala. It falls around 14 April of the Gregorian year. “Vishu” means equal in Sanskrit. Vishu is a symbol of the beginning of spring season. This festival is a phase that is devoted to the Lord Vishnu. Vishu is a festival for the ...

  4. Hindu astrology - Wikipedia

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    Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, Jyotisha (Sanskrit: ज्योतिष, romanized: jyotiṣa; from jyót 'light, heavenly body') and, more recently, Vedic astrology, is the traditional Hindu system of astrology. It is one of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism that is connected with the study of the Vedas.

  5. Spring equinox: First day of spring ushers in longer days and ...

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    Spring equinox means the first official day of spring is here. Discover the science and traditions of what’s also called the vernal equinox..

  6. What Is the Spring Equinox and What Does It Mean for Your ...

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    The spring equinox—aka the vernal equinox or simply, “the first day of spring”—is coming up this Saturday, March 20th. In the Northern Hemisphere, this means that the sun crosses over the ...

  7. Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu calendar is based on a geocentric model of the Solar System. [1] A geocentric model describes the Solar System as seen by an observer on the surface of the Earth. The Hindu calendar defines nine measures of time (Sanskrit: मान IAST: māna): [2] brāhma māna; divya māna; pitraya māna; prājāpatya māna; guror māna; saura ...

  8. Angkor Wat Equinox - Wikipedia

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    The Angkor Wat equinox is a solar phenomenon considered as a hierophany that happens twice a year with spring and autumn equinox, as part of the many astronomical alignments indicative of a "fairly elaborate system of astronomy" [1] and of the Hindu influence in the construction of the vast temple complex of Angkor Wat, in Cambodia.

  9. Tekufah - Wikipedia

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    Tekufat Nisan, the vernal equinox, when the sun enters Aries; this is the beginning of spring, or "eit hazera" (seed-time), when day and night are equal. Tekufat Tammuz, the summer solstice, when the sun enters Cancer; this is the summer season, or "et ha-katsir" (harvest-time), when the day is the longest in the year.