Hindu Calendar Month (Noun)
Meaning
Any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The festival is traditionally celebrated during the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin.
- Every Hindu calendar month starts on the day of the new moon, except Kartik and Phalgun months which have both an Amanta and Purnimanta.
- It was considered as a time for thanksgiving for good monsoon season, beginning with Hindu calendar month of Kartik.
- Many different lunisolar dates appear during Hindu calendar month Ashvini which celebrate Goddess Durga as Nava-Durga Maa.
- Many states also hold elephant festival in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik or Margshirsha, which mostly fall in the month of October or December.