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Demystifying Hindu Calendar

Shalivahana Saka, The Indian National Calendar - also identified as the Hindu calendar is a mystery to a lot of people, even though a significant Indian households and Government of India use it. This explanatory video intends to explain the anatomy of this calendar with reference to the widely used Gregorian Calendar!
Structure of a Gregorian Calendar
For Shaliwahan Saka, Definition of a Lunar month, Lunar day(tithi) and duration of both in terms of solar hours & days
Depicting relation between Gregorian calendar and Shaliwahan Saka using a timeline (for the month of January) with necessary elements required for a Hindu Calendar. [A 24 hour period is denoted by one yellow block]
Interpretation of Tithi for people using Gregorian calendar
Demystifying Hindu Calendar
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Demystifying Hindu Calendar

Shalivahana Saka, The Indian National Calendar - also identified as the Hindu calendar is a mystery to a lot of people, even though a significant Read More

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