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INDIA'S CALENDER
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Festival Calendar for the year 2005
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The Hindu Calendar |
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The Hindu Calendar usually has 12 months. However, it may also have 13 months, as each month begins with the new moon. Each lunar month is given the name of the solar month in which it begins. When two new moons occur in the same solar month, the two lunar months will both be known by the same name, but will have adhika placed before the name of the first month. Occasionally a solar month may occur with no new moon. In event of this happening, the solar month is known as a ksaya month. The twelve months of the lunar year correspond to the following calendar months.
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ISLAMIC CALENDER |
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The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, with 12 lunar months comprising a year. Thus, the calendar regresses over a period of 33 years. Each month begins with the first sighting of the new moon. If, due to poor visibility the moon is not sighted for several nights then a new month starts no later than 30 days after the previous month has started. The names of the months are: Muharram, Safar, Rabia I, Rabia II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajeb, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu al-Qadah, Dha al-Hijjah |
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