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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.
Ebenezer Burgess postulates an intercalary month was inserted every five years to anciently maintain the correspondence of the 360-day years with the true solar years (~365.24-day years). [23] For this reason, a traditional 360-day year is equivalent to a modern ~365.24-day solar or tropical year .
Jovian (Latin: Jovianus; Ancient Greek: Ιοβιανός, romanized: Iobianós; 331 – 17 February 364) was Roman emperor from June 363 to February 364. As part of the imperial bodyguard, he accompanied Julian on his campaign against the Sasanian Empire .
Kelly Ripa is giving fans an update on her family's senior dog, Chewie.. After getting emotional during a recent episode of Live with Kelly and Mark over her 17-year-old dog's deteriorating health ...
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Coinbase must face a lawsuit by customers who accused the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange of illegally selling securities without registering as a broker-dealer, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Baisakh (Nepal): The first day of Baisakh is celebrated as Nepalese New Year [25] because it is the day which marks Hindu Solar New Year [26] as per the solar Nepali Bikram Sambat. Varsha Pratipada or Bestu Varas: It is considered an auspicious day celebrated in the Indian state of Gujarat to mark the New Year according to the Vikram Samvat ...
The US Postal Service's contract with UPS for SurePost package deliveries has ended. Here is how things will change.