Chaitra
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| Chaitra | |
|---|---|
Sanskrit) | |
| Calendar | Hindu calendar |
| Month number | 1 |
| Number of days | 31 |
| Season | Spring |
| Gregorian equivalent | March 22, 2023–April |
| Significant days |
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Chaitra (
.In the standard
Vaishnava calendar, Vishnu governs this month. In solar religious calendars, Chaitra begins with the Sun's entry into Pisces.[citation needed
]
In the more traditional reckoning, the first month commences in March or April of the
adhika masa (extra month for alignment of lunar or solar calendar) was observed in the year. The first day of Chaitra is marked as the Chaitra Navaratri
, the Hindu lunar new year.
Names
- Assamese: চ’ত 'sot'
- Bengali: চৈত্র 'choitro'
- Bhojpuri: 𑂒𑂶𑂞 'Chait'
- Gujarati: ચૈત્ર 'chaitra'
- Hindi and Marathi: चैत्र 'chaitra'
- Kannada: ಚೈತ್ರ 'chaitra
- Malayalam: ചൈത്രം 'chaitram'
- Nepali: चैत 'chait'
- Odia: ଚୈତ୍ର 'chaitra'
- Punjabi: ਚੇਤ 'cēt'
- Rajasthani: चेत 'chet'
- Sindhi: चेट 'chet'
- Tamil: சித்திரை 'chittirai'
- Telugu: చైత్రము 'chaitramu'
Festivals
The month of Chaitra is also associated with the departure of spring. Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) of Phalguna, the month before Chaitra, exactly six days after which the Chaiti form of the Chhath festival is observed.
In Chandramana (lunar) religious calendars, Chaitra begins with the new moon in March−April and is the first month of the year. The nine-day festival Chaitra
Poila Baishakh
.
See also
- Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar
- Chitragupta
- Hindu units of measurement
- Hindu astronomy
- Jyotisha
- Nisan
References
- ISBN 0-7808-0982-3
- ^ TimeAndDate.com presents Chaitra Sukhladi in Gregorian Calendars
- ^ "Navratri 2023: Date — Chaitra Navratri". BhaktiBharat.com.
- better source needed]
- ^ "Chaitra Vishu".
External links
- Chaitra Navratri (in Hindi)