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Calendars used by Hindus worldwide. A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga(Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग), is one of various lunisolar calendarsthat are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinentand Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindureligious purposes.
Vikram Samvat ( ISO: Vikrama Saṁvata; abbreviated VS), also known as the Vikrami calendar is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still used in several states. [ 1][ 2] It is a solar calendar, using twelve to thirteen lunar months each solar sidereal years. The year count of the Vikram Samvat calendar is usually ...
From Old Montagnais aiachkimeou ([aːjast͡ʃimeːw]; modern ayassimēw), meaning "snowshoe-netter" (often incorrectly claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning "eaters of raw [meat]"), and originally used to refer to the Mikmaq. [16] [17] Hackmatack (definition) From an Algonquian language akemantak (c.f. Ojibwe aagimaandag), "snowshoe boughs".
In India's national civil calendar (Shaka calendar), Bhadra is the fifth month of the year, beginning on middle of August and ending on middle of September (date varies). In Hindu astrology, Bhadra begins with the Sun 's entry into Leo and is the fifth month of the year. In lunar religious calendars, Bhadra begins on the new moon or full moon ...
An animation that illustrates a geocentric model of the Solar System. The Hindu calendar is based on a geocentric model of the Solar System. [ 1] A geocentric model describes the Solar System as seen by an observer on the surface of the Earth. The Hindu calendar defines nine measures of time ( Sanskrit: मान IAST: māna ): [ 2] brāhma māna.
Samvatsara (संवत्सर) is a Sanskrit term for a "year" in Vedic literature such as the Rigveda and other ancient texts. [ 1] In the medieval era literature, a samvatsara refers to the "Jovian year", that is a year based on the relative position of the planet Jupiter, while the solar year is called varsha. [ 2][ 3] A jovian year is ...
Chaitra ( Sanskrit: चैत्र, romanized : Caitra) is a month of the Hindu calendar . In the standard Hindu calendar and India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year. It is the last month in the Bengali calendar, where it is called Choitro. Chaitra or Chait is also the last month in the Nepali calendar (the ...
Indian rupee symbol in graphic form. The new sign is a combination of the Devanagari letter र ("ra") and the Latin capital letter R without its vertical bar. The parallel lines at the top (with white space between them) makes an allusion to the tricolour Indian flag and also depict an equality sign that symbolizes the nation's desire to reduce economic disparity.