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The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग), is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindu religious purposes.
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Sharada is the autumn season in the Hindu calendar. It roughly corresponds to the months of Bhadrapada and Ashvina, [1] [2] or Ashvina and Kartika, [3] and the western months of mid-September to mid-November. [4] Sharada is preceded by Varsha and followed by Hemanta.
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]
The Maithili calendar is related to the Hindu solar calendar, which is itself based on the Surya Siddhanta. The Hindu solar calendar also starts in mid-April, and the first day of the calendar is celebrated as the traditional New Year in the Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, [5] Kerala, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, [6] and Tripura.
It falls on the date of Kanya Sankranti of the Hindu calendar. It is generally celebrated every year between 16 and 18 September, [3] according to the Gregorian calendar, the last few days of the Hindu Bhadra month. [4] The festival is also celebrated in Nepal.
24 August – Raksha Bandhan (Hindu holiday) 2 September – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu holiday) 11 September – Eid ul-Fitr (Muslim holiday) 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti (National holiday) 17 October – Vijayadashami/Dussehra (Hindu holiday) 5 November – Diwali (Hindu holiday) 21 November – Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikh holiday)
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 ...