Pausha
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| Pausha | |
|---|---|
 Brooklyn Museum- Month of Pausha, page from a Baramasa series | |
| Native name | पौष(Sanskrit) |
| Calendar | Hindu calendar |
| Month number | 10 |
| Season | Winter |
| Gregorian equivalent | December-January |
| Significant days | |
Pausha(Sanskrit:पौषPauṣa;Hindi:पूसPus;Tamil:தைTai), also calledPaush,Poush,PausaorPushya,is the tenthmonthof theHindu calendar,corresponding with December/January of theGregorian calendar.In theIndian national calendar,Pausha is also the tenth month of the year, beginning on 21 December and ending on 19 January.[1]
In the Hindulunisolar calendar,Pausha begins with either the full or new moon around the same time of year. Since the traditional Hindu calendar follows thelunar cycle,Pausha's start and end dates vary from year to year, unlike the months of the Hindusolar calendars.Pausha is a winter (HemantaandShishiraRitu) month.[2][3]The lunar month of Pausha overlaps with the solar month ofDhanu.[4][5]
Events[edit]
Pausa Bahula Amavasya day is celebrated asTheppotsavam(float festival) atSri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamyvari TempleinSimhachalam.TheUtsavaidols are taken in apalanquintoVaraha Pushkarini.[6]
| Shukla Paksha | Krishna Paksha |
|---|---|
| 1.Prathama | 1. Prathama |
| 2.Dwitiya | 2. Dwitiya |
| 3.Tritiya | 3. Tritiya |
| 4.Chaturthi | 4. Chaturthi |
| 5.Panchami | 5. Panchami |
| 6.Shashti | 6. Shashti |
| 7.Saptami | 7. Saptami |
| 8.Ashtami | 8. Ashtami |
| 9.Navami | 9. Navami |
| 10.Dashami | 10.Dashami |
| 11.Ekadashi | 11.Ekadashi |
| 12.Dwadashi | 12.Dwadashi |
| 13.Thrayodashi | 13.Thrayodashi |
| 14.Chaturdashi | 14.Chaturdashi |
| 15.Purnima | 15.Amavasya |
See also[edit]
- Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar
- Hindu units of measurement
- Hindu astrology
- Indian astronomy
References[edit]
- ^Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005)Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionaryThird edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix.ISBN0-7808-0982-3
- ^James G. Lochtefeld (2002).The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, N-Z (Vol 1 & 2).The Rosen Publishing Group. pp.508.ISBN978-0-8239-3179-8.
- ^Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896).The Indian Calendar.S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp.5–11, 23–29.
- ^Christopher John Fuller (2004).The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India.Princeton University Press.pp. 291–293.ISBN978-0-69112-04-85.
- ^Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896).The Indian Calendar.S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp.10–11.
- ^Teppotsavam."Festivals".Simhachalam Devasthanam.Retrieved24 June2016.
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