Hindu calendar month

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Hindu calendar month - any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar

Hindu calendar - the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)

calendar month, month - one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"

Caitra, Chait - the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar)

Baisakh, Vaisakha - the second month of the Hindu calendar

Jeth, Jyaistha - the third month of the Hindu calendar

Asadha, Asarh - the fourth month of the Hindu calendar

Sawan, Sravana - the fifth month of the Hindu calendar

Bhadon, Bhadrapada - the sixth month of the Hindu calendar

Asin, Asvina - the seventh month of the Hindu calendar

Kartik, Karttika - the eighth month of the Hindu calendar

Aghan, Margasivsa - the ninth month of the Hindu calendar

Pansa, Pus - the tenth month of the Hindu calendar

Magh, Magha - the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar

Phagun, Phalguna - the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar

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It lasts for a night and a day, starting on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon day) falling in the Vikram Samvat Hindu Calendar month of Phalgun, which falls somewhere between the end of February and themiddle of March in the Gregorian calendar.

Holi celebrated across Sindh

Often also known as the 'festival of colours' or 'festival of love', celebrations start on the evening of the Purnima [full moon] that comes in the Hindu calendar month of 'Phalguna,' which is between the end of February and the middle of March.

Hindu community all set to celebrate Holi

He reminded followers that Meak Bochea Day celebrates the day Buddha declared the creation of 'Buddhism' in 588BC on the day of a full moon, symbolising the end of the Hindu calendar month Magha - or Meak in Khmer - after being enlightened for nine months.