Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar
The Hindu calendar is of two types: the solar calendar or the saura māna the lunisolar calendar or the chāndra māna Both are describ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - History
The Hindu Calendar descends from the Vedic times. There are many references to calendrics in the Vedas. The Vedānga (adjunct to Veda) ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Months Of The Lunisolar Calendar
When a new moon occurs before sunrise on a day, that day is said to be the first day of the lunar month. So it is evident that the end of...   » Read the article

Article - Holi: Colourful Triumph Of Good Over Evil - About Holi  
Holi is an abundant celebration of joy, goodness and the season of spring. The day of Holi on Phalgun Purnima (full moon day) is obser...   » Read the article

Article - Vesak
Vesak (from the name of the second month in the Hindu calendar) is the most holy time in the Buddhist calendar. The word Vesak itself is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia - Month
The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intercalation: Encyclopedia - Intercalation
The solar year does not have whole number of days, but a calendar year must have a whole number of days. The only way to reconcile the tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malayalam Calendar: Encyclopedia - Malayalam Calendar
The Malayalam calendar is a sidereal solar calendar used in the South Indian state of Kerala. It has twelve months: Chingam. "Onam", the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dating Creation: Encyclopedia - Dating Creation
History of creationism Creation in Genesis Types of creationism: Young Earth creationism - Creation science Old Earth creationism Omphalo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lunar Calendar: Encyclopedia - Lunar Calendar
A lunar calendar is a calendar whose date indicates the moon phase. This is normally done by having a month which corresponds to a lunati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ritu: Encyclopedia - Ritu
There are six ritus (also transliterated rutu) or Indian seasons in the Hindu calendar. The following table gives an overview about the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samvat: Encyclopedia - Samvat
Samvat is any of the various Hindu calendars. In India, there are several calendars in use: Vikrama Samvat: lunar months, solar sidereal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maagha: Encyclopedia - Maagha
Maagha (Hindi: माघ maagh) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Maagh is the eleventh month of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Astronomy: Encyclopedia - Hindu Astronomy
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jyeshta: Encyclopedia - Jyeshta
Jyestha (Hindi: जेठ jeṭ or ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭ) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Jeth or Iethe. In Ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pausha: Encyclopedia - Pausha
Pausha (Hindi: पूस puus or पौष pauṣ) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also know as Poush or Pushya. In India's national ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shraavana: Encyclopedia - Shraavana
Shraavana (Hindi: सावन saavan or श्रावण shraavan) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Sawan. In India's n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaisakha: Encyclopedia - Vaisakha
Vaisakha (Hindi: बैसाख baisākh or वैशाख vaishākh) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhaadra: Encyclopedia - Bhaadra
Bhaadra (Hindi: भादों bhaado or भाद्रपद bhaadrapad) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia - Hindu Units Of Measurement
Old Indian measures are still in use today, primarily for religious purposes in Hinduism and Jainism. They also are employed in the teach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aashaadha: Encyclopedia - Aashaadha
Aashaadha (Hindi: आसाढ़ aasaarh or आषाढ aaṣaaḍh) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2006: Encyclopedia - 2006
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponds to the years 5766-5767 in the Hebrew Calendar,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashvin: Encyclopedia - Ashvin
Ashvin (Hindi: क्वार kvaar) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Aswayuja. In India's national civil calendar, Aashv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaitra: Encyclopedia - Chaitra
Chaitra (Hindi: चैत cait or चैत्र caitr) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navratri: Encyclopedia - Navratri
Navratri, Navaratri or Navaratra is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights; Nava - Nine an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jyotisha: Encyclopedia - Jyotisha
Jyotisha (jyotiṣa, in Hindi Jyotish) is the Hindu system of astrology, one of the six disciplines of Vedanga. The Sanskrit word derives...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chhath: Encyclopedia - Chhath
Chhath or Dala Chhath is a Hindu festival, which is unique to Bihar state, India and Terai of Nepal. This festival is also celebrated in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phalguna: Encyclopedia - Phalguna
Phalguna (Hindi: फागुन phaagun or फाल्गुन phaalgun) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krishna Janmaashtami: Encyclopedia - Krishna Janmaashtami
Krishna Janmaashtami, also known as "Krishnaashtami", "Gokulaashtami", "Srikrishna Jayanti", "Sree Jayanthi" or sometimes merely as "Janm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Makara: Encyclopedia - Makara
The word Makara can refer to several different things. In Aboriginal mythology, the Makara are the seven sisters who eventually became t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugadi: Encyclopedia - Ugadi
Ugadi (literally - the start of an era) is the new year's day for the people of the Deccan region of India. While the people of Andhra Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maha Shivaratri: Encyclopedia - Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivratri or Shivaratri (Night of Shiva) is an Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the mon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vesak: Encyclopedia - Vesak
Vesak (from the name of the second month in the Hindu calendar) is the most holy time in the Buddhist calendar. The word Vesak itself is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agrahayana: Encyclopedia - Agrahayana
Agrahayana (Hindi: अगहन agahan) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Agrahayana is the ninth mon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dussehra: Encyclopedia - Dussehra
Dussehra (also transliterated as Dasara) or Vijaya Dasami is an important Hindu festival. It is celebrated by Indians every year in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Purnima: Encyclopedia - Guru Purnima
The day of full moon, Purnima, in the month of Ashadh of the Hindu calendar is traditionally celebrated as Guru Purnima by Hindus. On thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holi: Encyclopedia - Holi
Holi or Phagwah (Bhojpuri) is an annual Hindu spring festival. It takes place over two days around late March or early April on a Purnima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaikunta Ekadasi: Encyclopedia - Vaikunta Ekadasi
Vaikunta Ekadasi, the Ekadasi of Vaikunta (the abode of the Vishnu) falls on the 11th day of the Sukla Paksha (the waxing phase of the mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharshi Jaimini: Encyclopedia - Maharshi Jaimini
Maharshi Jaimini is a student on Vyasa Maharishi. He is believed to have been born (or to have lived) sometime in the 32nd century BC, at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ekadasi: Encyclopedia - Ekadasi
Ekadasi is the eleventh lunar day (Tithi) of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) paksha (fortnight) respectively, of every lunar month ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ganesh Chaturthi: Encyclopedia - Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha. The festival celebrating Lord Ganesha's birth is called Ganeshotsav and is obs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Timeline: Encyclopedia - Vedic Timeline
According to Hindu mythology, the universe is cyclically created and destroyed. The life span of Brahma, the creator, is 120 divine years...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikramāditya: Encyclopedia - Vikramāditya
Vikramāditya (De: विक्रमादित्य, IPA [vikrma:ditya]) from Sanskrit विक्रम (Vikrama) meaning valor .....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Eras
Hindu mythology speaks of four eras or ages, of which we are currently in the last. The four are: Krita Yuga or Satya Yuga Tretā Yuga D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Month And Year Of The Solar Calendar
Now that the days are defined, we shall speak of how the solar calendar reckons its months and year. As has been previously noted, the su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Year Numbering
The epoch (starting point or first day of the first year) of the current era of Hindu calendar (both solar and lunisolar) is BCE 3102 Jan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Another Kind Of Lunisolar Calendar
There is another kind of lunisolar calendar which differs from the former in the way the months are named. This section describes the dif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Correspondence Of The Lunisolar Calendar To The Solar Calendar
A lunisolar calendar is always a calendar based on the moon's celestial motion, which in a way keeps itself close to a solar calendar bas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Calendar - Day
The Hindu calendrical day starts with local sunrise. It is allotted five "properties", called anga-s. They are: the tithi active at sunr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia Ii - Month - Astronomical Background
The motion of the Moon in its orbit is very complicated and its period is not constant. Moreover, many cultures (most notably those using...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia Ii - Month - Months In Various Calendars
Month - Julian and Gregorian calendars. The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar before it, has twelve months: January, 31 day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Month: Encyclopedia Ii - Month - Calendrical Consequences
At the simplest level, all lunar calendars are based on the approximation that 2 lunations last 59 days: a 30 day full month followed by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Calendar - Adoption
The calendar was introduced by the Calendar Reform Committee in 1957, as part of the Indian Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, which also co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Calendar - Calendar Structure
In leap years, Chaitra has 31 days and starts on March 21 instead. Like the Persian calendar, the months in the first half of the year al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Calendar - Calendar Structure
In leap years, Chaitra has 31 days and starts on March 21 instead. The months in the first half of the year all have 31 days, to take int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Julian Calendar
The Julian calendar adds an extra day to February in years divisible by 4. This rule gives an average year length of 365.25 days. The exc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Revised Julian Calendar
The Revised Julian calendar adds an extra day to February in years divisible by 4, except for years divisible by 100 that do not leave a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Long Term Leap Year Rules
The accumulated difference between the Gregorian calendar and the vernal equinoctial year amounts to 1 day in about 8,000 years. This sug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian calendar, the current standard calendar in most of the world, adds a 29th day to February in all years evenly divisible by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samvat: Encyclopedia Ii - Samvat - Months And Approximate Correspndence
The Indian months are listed below. Shaka and Chaitradi Vikram (UP, Rajasthan etc) start with Chaitra, Kartikadi Vikram (Gujarat, Maharas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Hebrew Calendar
The Hebrew calendar is also lunisolar with an embolistic month. In the Hebrew calendar the extra month is called Adar Alef (first Adar) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Birthdays
A person who was born on 29 February may be called a "leapling". In non-leap years they usually celebrate their birthday on 28 February o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dating Creation: Encyclopedia Ii - Dating Creation - Creation Dates
Different historical cultures put the creation of the world at different dates. Many historical calendars were based on these dates. May...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dating Creation: Encyclopedia Ii - Dating Creation - Creation Dates
Different historical cultures put the creation of the world at different dates. Many historical calendars were based on these dates. May...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Calendar - Currently Used Calendars
Calendars in widespread use today include the Gregorian calendar, which is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everyw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Calendar - Sidereal Solar Calendars
If the position of the earth (see above) is reckoned with respect to the fixed stars, then the dates indicate the zodiacal constellation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lunisolar Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lunisolar Calendar - Examples
The Hebrew, Hindu lunar, Buddhist, Tibetan calendars, and Chinese calendar used alone until 1912 and then used along with the Gregorian C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leap Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Leap Year - Marriage Proposal
There is a tradition, said to go back to Saint Patrick and Saint Bridget in 5th century Ireland, whereby women may only make marriage pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samvat: Encyclopedia Ii - Samvat - The Time Cycles In India
The time cycles in India are: 60-year cycle A year 6 seasons of a year about 60 days (2 months) in a season month (lunar) 2 pakshas in a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Chandra
chandra: (Sanskrit) "The moon."   Of central importance in Hindu astrology and in the calculation of the festival cale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Units Of Measurement - Time
The Hindu metrics of time (Kaala Vyavahara) can be summarized as below. Hindu units of measurement - Sidereal metrics. a paramanu is t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Calendar: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Calendar
Calendar A formal table of time measures based on the motions of the heavenly bodies. Where esoteric knowledge is intact, these cyclic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jyotisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Jyotisha - Foundations
Jyotisha's many lineages or paramparas emphasize that its study is a sadhana or technique of mental and existential development. In moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia Ii - Diwali - Date
The date of Diwali is based on the Hindu calendar, which has solar sidereal years and lunar months. It falls in the month of Kartika acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jyotisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Jyotisha - Hindu And Western Astrologies
The most easily referred to difference between the two lies in the method of measurement of the Zodiac. Vedic astrology uses primarily th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jyotisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Jyotisha - Fundamentals Of Jyotisha
Jyotish is based on what Western astrologers call the whole house system and recognizes nine grahas (heavenly bodies or "planets"): They ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krishna Janmaashtami: Encyclopedia Ii - Krishna Janmaashtami - Date
Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the eighth day of the dark half (Krishna Paksha) of the month of Bhadrapadha in the Hindu calendar, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Zero: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Zero - Other Year Zero Traditions
Year zero - South Asian moon calendars. All eras used with Hindu and Buddhist calendars, such as the Saka era or the Kali Yuga, begin w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ugadi - The Lunar Almanac Of The Deccan
The festival marks the new year day for people who follow the southern Indian lunar calendar, pervasively adhered to in the states of And...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ugadi - Observance In Andhra And Karnataka
The Telugu and Kannada people celebrate the festival with great fanfare; gatherings of the extended family and a sumptuous feast are de r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ugadi - Observance In Maharashtra
The festival is called "Gudi Padwa" in Maharashtra; it heralds the advent of new year and is one of the most auspicious days for Maharash...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Dictionary: Spiritual Hinduism Dictionary
A spiritual dictionary of the 280 most common words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism Dictionary: Hinduism Dictionary From A-i
A dictionary from A-J of most common spiritual words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Dictionary: Hinduism Dictionary From J-r
A spiritual dictionary from J-R of the most common spiritual words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenme...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism Dictionary: Spiritual Dictionary On Hindusim From R-z
A Hinduism dictionary with the most common spiritual words from P-Z. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ugadi: Sai Baba Dictionary On Ugadi
Ugadi: Ugadi: The Hindu calendar is based on lunar months. Each month is named after a stellar constellation near which the full mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hinduism-related Articles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hinduism-related Articles - Science Medicine And Cosmology
List of Hinduism-related articles - Time. Hindu Calendar Vedic timekeeping ... See also:List of Hinduism-related articles, List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Durga: Encyclopedia Ii - Durga - The Worship Of Durga Durga Puja
The worship of Durga in the autumn month of Sharat is the major festival in Bengal. Puja means worship, and Durga's Puja is celebrated fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hindu-arabic Numeral System: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hindu-arabic Numeral System - Positional Notation
There are evidences that Babylonians had a place value system as early as the 19th century BC but the Babylonian systems were to base 60....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism And Sanskrit Dictionary
A dictionary with common spiritual words from Hinduism and Sanskrit. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchanga, Pancanga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Panchanga, Pancanga
Panchanga pancanga (Sanskrit) [from pancha five + anga division]   Five parts, portions, or bodies; an almanac, calendar, the fiv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - New Year: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On New Year
New Year: The majority of Hindus in India celebrate the New Year according to traditional, pre-colonial calendars, several of which ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Festival - Islamic Religious Festivals
See Category:Islamic festivals, Islamic calendar Islamic religious festivals include: Eid festival Aashurah Arba'een Eid ul-Adha Eid ul-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allahabad: Encyclopedia Ii - Allahabad - Kumbha And Magh Mela
The word 'Mela' is fair in Hindi. Except the years of the Kumbha Mela and the Ardha Kumbha Mela (Ardha is half in Hindi, hence the Ardha ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golwalkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Golwalkar - To Immortal Glory
On 10 April, Guru tumbled down from the chair. It caused him severe pain. On the 11th he observed fast as it was Sri Rama Navami. He sent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Festivals: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Festivals - Zoroastrian
The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Festivals In India: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Festivals In India - Zoroastrian
The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gudi Padwa: Encyclopedia Ii - Gudi Padwa - The Celebration Of Springtime And Harvest
Gudi Padwa is a holiday celebrated in India. Also known as Ugadi, it is celebrated on the first day of the Hindu month of Chaitra, which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gondophares: Encyclopedia Ii - Gondophares - Chronology
On the coins of Gondophares, the royal names are Parthian, but the other legends of the coins are in Greek and Kharoṣṭhī. A votive i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Festival - Messianic Jewish Religious Festivals
See articles at Messianic Judaism 'Messianic Judaism derives most of its liturgical influences directly from Judaism, though it adds addi...   » Read the article