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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), they determined that the best means to intercalate the months is to time the intercalary months on a 19-year cycle, similar to the Metonic cycle used in the Hebrew calendar. This intercalation is ...
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Bhādõ (Shahmukhi: بھادوں; Gurmukhi: ਭਾਦੋਂ, Punjabi pronunciation: [pàːdːõː]) is the sixth month of the Nanakshahi calendar and Punjabi calendar. This month coincides with Bhadra in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and August and September in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, and is 31 days long.
In Hindu astrology, Ashvin begins with the Sun's enter into Virgo. It overlaps with September and October [ 1 ] of the Gregorian calendar and is the month in which Diwali , the festival of lights, is celebrated according to the amanta tradition (Diwali falls in Kartika according to the purnimanta tradition).
Pausha (Sanskrit: पौष Pauṣa; Hindi: पूस Pus; Tamil: தை Tai), also called Paush, Poush, Pausa or Pushya, is the tenth month of the Hindu calendar, corresponding with December/January of the Gregorian calendar. In the Indian national calendar, Pausha is also the tenth month of the year, beginning on 21 December and ending on 19 ...
In Hindu astrology, Ashada begins with the Sun's entry into Gemini. It is the first of the two months that comprise the monsoon season. The corresponding month in the Bengali calendar, Aṣaṛh (Bengali: আষাঢ় "Ashadha"), is the third month. In lunar religious calendars, Ashadha begins on a new moon and is usually the fourth month of ...
In lunar religious calendars, Bhadra begins on the new moon or full moon in August or September and is the sixth month of the year. The festival of Ganesha Chaturthi , which celebrates the birthday of Ganesha , is observed from 4-10 Bhadrapada in the bright fortnight ( Shukla Paksha ) and is the main holiday of the year in Maharashtra .
Vaisakha (Sanskrit: वैशाख, IAST: Vaiśākha) is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to April/May in the Gregorian Calendar. [1] In the Indian national calendar, Vaisakha is the second month of the year.