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Varsha (Sanskrit: वर्षा, romanized: Varṣā) is the season of monsoon in the Hindu calendar. [1] It is one of the six seasons ( ritu ), each lasting two months, the others being Vasanta (spring), Grishma (summer), Sharada ( autumn ), Hemanta (pre- winter ), and Shishira (winter).
Ritu (Sanskrit: ऋतु) means "season" in different ancient Indian calendars used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. There are six ritus (also transliterated ritu ) or seasons . Seasons are different times of the year and there are 12 months in the year.
Ritu (Sanskrit: ऋतु, romanized: ṛtú, lit. 'period') in Vedic Sanskrit refers to a fixed or appointed time, especially the proper time for sacrifice or ritual in Vedic Religion. The word is so used in the Rigveda, the Yajurveda and the Atharvaveda.
The traditional lunar calendar system measures time based on the Moon's phases and its relation to the Sun. Unlike solar calendars, it uses units such as tithi (lunar day), pakṣa (lunar fortnight), māsa (lunar month), ṛitu (season), ayanam (half-year), and varsha (lunar year) to structure the year. [17]
Śrāvaṇa is also the second month of Varsha (the rainy season). The month of Shravana is very important for the entire Indian subcontinent, as it is connected to the arrival of the south-west monsoons. For many Hindus, the month of Shravana is a month of fasting. Many Hindus will fast every Monday to Shiva and/or every Tuesday to Parvati ...
Grishma (Sanskrit: ग्रीष्म, romanized: Grīṣhma) the Sanskrit word meaning summer. [1] This is one of the six seasons ( ritu ), each lasting two months, the others being: Vasanta (spring), Varsha ( monsoon ), Sharada ( autumn ), Hemanta (pre- winter ), and Shishira (winter).
Varsha (season), the monsoon season in the Hindu calendar. Varsha (genus) , an insect genus in the tribe Empoascini Varsha (film) , a 2005 Kannada-language Indian feature film directed by S. Narayan.
Basant, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Shishir Hemant , ( Sanskrit : हेमन्त , romanized : Hemanta ) is an Indian male given name. It is the namesake of Hemanta , one of the six Indian ecological seasons— Ritu —in northern half of Indian subcontinent , which runs in early winter approximately from November to December.