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  2. Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    A lunar day or tithi may, for example, begin in the middle of an afternoon and end next afternoon. [50] Both these days do not directly correspond to a mathematical measure for a day such as equal 24 hours of a solar year, a fact that the Hindu calendar scholars knew, but the system of divasa was convenient for

  3. Wikipedia : Days of the year/Holidays and observances

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    Only observances that are celebrated on a fixed day can be placed in the Holidays and observances section. This is valid for: Observances that have a fixed day annually. (e.g. New Year's Day, Christmas Day, etc.) Observances that have a fixed period annually. (e.g. Misa de Gallo, Naadam, etc.) Observances that are celebrated based on solar ...

  4. Mesha Sankranti - Wikipedia

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    In Gujarat, the regional year commences with the lunar month of Kartika after Diwali. [13] The solar element of lunisolar calendars begin the year on Mesha Sankranti. This day is observed by people across India, even in regions which begin the new year using the lunar calendar. However, some regions also begin the regional new year on Mesha ...

  5. Indian national calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Gazette of India is dated in both the Gregorian calendar and the Indian national calendar. The Indian national calendar, also called the Shaka calendar or Śaka calendar, is a solar calendar that is used alongside the Gregorian calendar by The Gazette of India, in news broadcasts by All India Radio, and in calendars and official communications issued by the Government of India. [1]

  6. Indian calendar - Wikipedia

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    Indian calendar may refer to any of the calendars, used for civil and religious purposes in India and other parts of Southeast Asia: The Indian national calendar (a variant of the Shalivahana calendar), the calendar officially used by the Government of India. Hindu calendars; Vikram calendar; Jain calendar; Tamil calendar; Bengali calendar ...

  7. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    12 hours (1 day proper: kalpa) of Brahma = 4.32 billion solar years (1,000 chatur-yugas; 14 manvantaras + 15 manvantara-sandhyas) 24 hours (1 day & night: kalpa + pralaya) of Brahma = 8.64 billion solar years; 30 days (1 month) of Brahma = 259.2 billion solar years; 12 months (1 year) of Brahma = 3.1104 trillion solar years

  8. Indian New Year's days - Wikipedia

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    As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam). In other parts of India, New Year celebrations begin in the spring.

  9. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    National holidays [1]; Date Name Type Details 26 January: Republic Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India [2]: 15 August: Independence Day: Fixed ...