Bhadra (Hindu calendar)

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Bhadra or Bhadrapada or Bhādo or Bhadraba (Bengali: ভাদ্র bhādro; Hindi: भादों bhādo; Sanskrit: भाद्रपद bhādrapada; Nepali: भाद्र Bhādra; Odia: ଭାଦ୍ରବ Bhadraba; Assamese: ভাদ) is the sixth month of the Hindu calendar, which falls in August and September of the Gregorian calendar.^[1] In India's national civil calendar (Shaka calendar), Bhadra is the sixth 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 usually the fifth month of the year.

In lunar religious calendars, Bhadra begins on the new moon or full moon in August or September and is the sixth month of the year. The festival of

• Krishna Janmashtami (purnimanta tradition)
• Radha Janmashtami
• Haritalika Tritiya
• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Karam
• Rishi Panchami
• Anant Chaturdashi
• Purnima: Madhu Purnima

• Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar
• Hindu units of measurement
• Hindu astronomy
• Jyotish

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