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  2. Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    A tithi corresponds to the concept of a lunar day. Tithi have Sanskrit numbers according by their position in the pakṣa, i.e. prathama (first), dvitīya (second) etc. The fifteenth, that is, the last tithi of a kṛṣṇa pakṣa is called amāvāsya (new moon) and the fifteenth tithi of a śukla pakṣa is called pūrṇimā (full moon). [7]

  3. Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    A karaṇa is half of a tithi. To be precise, a karaṇa is the time required for the angular distance between the Sun and the Moon to increase in steps of 6° starting from 0°. (Compare with the definition of a tithi.) Since the tithis are 30 in number, and since 1 tithi = 2 karaṇas, therefore one would logically expect there to be 60 ...

  4. Tithi - Wikipedia

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    In other words, a tithi is a time duration between the consecutive epochs that correspond to when the longitudinal angle between the Sun and the Moon is an integer multiple of 12°. Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration approximately from 19 to 26 hours. [2] Every day of a lunar month is called tithi.

  5. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    According to the Brahma Purana, this is the day on which Brahma created the world. Ugadi: Bobbatlu or Holigey or Bhakshalu prepared on Ugadi Ugadi Pachadi: Ugadi (meaning "the start of an era" in Telugu and Kannada) is New Year's Day for the Telugus and Kannadigas. It is called as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra. Mesha Sankranti. or Baisakhi

  6. Telugu years - Wikipedia

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    In India, the Telugu year is the calendar year of the Telugu speaking people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the enclave Yanam.. Each Yuga has a cycle of 60 years.Each year of Ugadi year has a specific name in Panchangam (astronomical calendar) based on astrological influences and the name of the year; this denotes the overall character of that year. [1]

  7. Panchangam - Wikipedia

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    Tithi - Ending Moment (EM) of elongation of the Moon, the lunar day, the angular relationship between Sun and Moon ( Apparent Moon minus Apparent Sun). One Tithi equals 12 degree difference between Moon and Sun. Nakshatram - EM of asterism of the day, that is, the stellar mansion in which Moon is located for an observer at the center of the ...

  8. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    According to Patrick Olivelle, most scholars take the table of contents (1.111–118) to be an addition, but for him the account of time and cosmology (1.61–86) to the aforementioned (1.118) are out of place redactions. He feels the narrative should have ended when the initial command to "listen" (1.4) was repeated (1.60), then transition to ...

  9. Guru Purnima - Wikipedia

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    According to Jain traditions, special veneration is offered to one's gurus and teachers on Guru Purnima. [25] The day falls at the beginning of Chaturmasya . On this day, Mahavira , after attaining kaivalya , made Gautama Swami his first disciple ( ganadhara ) thus becoming a Guru himself.