Caitra (Noun)
Meaning
The first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar).
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- Chaitra marks the beginning of the new year in the traditional Hindu calendar and is celebrated as a time of renewal and rebirth.
- During the month of Chaitra, Hindus traditionally cleanse their homes and engage in acts of charity to usher in the new year.
- Chaitra also corresponds with the harvest festival, welcoming the end of the dry winter months.
- Chaitra has been historically an auspicious month to plan significant events, like weddings, according to traditional Hindu culture.
- According to ancient Indian astrological system, the position of planets and celestial bodies in the month of Chaitra play an important role in charting annual astrological forecasts.