Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Indo-Fijians celebrate Holi or Pagua as its called in Fiji Hindi, as the festival of colours, folksongs, and dances. The folksongs sung in Fiji during Holi season are called phaag gaaian. Phagan, also written as Phalgan, is the last month of the Hindu calendar. Holi is celebrated on the full moon of Phagan.
The solar month of Karkata overlaps with its lunar month Shraavana, in Hindu lunisolar calendars. [4] [5] The Shraavana marks the middle of the monsoon season on the Indian subcontinent, and is preceded by the solar month of Mithuna, and followed by the solar month of Siṃha. [2] The Karkata month is called Adi in the Tamil Hindu calendar. [1]
In Vedic texts, the Mesa month is called Madhu (IAST: Madhu), but in these ancient texts, it has no zodiacal associations. [3] The solar month of Mesha overlaps with its lunar month Vaisakha, in Hindu lunisolar calendars. [4] [5] The Mesha is preceded by the solar month of Mīna, and followed by the solar month of Vṛṣabha. [2]
This was resolved by declaring one month as Shudha (pure, clean, regular, proper, also called Deva month) and the other Mala or Adhika (extra, unclean and inauspicious, also called Asura month). [47] The Hindu mathematicians who calculated the best way to adjust the two years, over long periods of a yuga (era, tables calculating 1000s of years ...
The first day of the month is called Vrishbha Sankranti, and it generally falls on May 14 or 15. [citation needed] In Vedic texts, the month of Vrsabha is called Madhava (IAST: Mādhava), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations. [3] The solar month of Vrsabha overlaps with the lunar month of Jyeshtha in Hindu lunisolar calendars.
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
It is popularly known by the name Singh Sankrant. Local tradition traces the origin of the festival to Pandavas. [5] Nol Sankranti: It is celebrated on the first day of the solar month on the Hindu calendar i.e. Kartik (month). It is also called Dak Sankranti. Sadh Bhokhon or Godbharai is a special tradition for pregnant Hindu women.
The sun, according to the Hindu texts, begins it southward journey and days begin to get shorter. [7] The Tula month is called Aipassi in the Tamil Hindu calendar. [1] The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Tula, just like they do with other months.