Hindu solar calendar

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The Hindu solar calendar is a traditional Indian timekeeping system that tracks months and festivals based on the Sun’s apparent movement through the zodiac.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu calendar
solar calendar
traditional calendar system
alignsWith seasons
tropical year
approximateYearLength 365 days
associatedWith Sankranti system NERFINISHED
regional Hindu traditions
basedOn Sun’s apparent movement through the zodiac
coexistsWith Hindu lunisolar festival calendar
definesMonthBy Sun’s transit through a zodiac sign
follows apparent motion of the Sun
hasConcept solar month
solar year
hasKeyEvent Baisakhi NERFINISHED
Makara Sankranti NERFINISHED
Odia New Year (Pana Sankranti) NERFINISHED
Pohela Boishakh NERFINISHED
Puthandu NERFINISHED
Rongali Bihu NERFINISHED
Vishu NERFINISHED
hasVariant Assamese solar calendar NERFINISHED
Bengali solar calendar NERFINISHED
Malayalam solar calendar NERFINISHED
Odia solar calendar NERFINISHED
Punjabi solar calendar NERFINISHED
Shaka Samvat solar reckoning NERFINISHED
Tamil solar calendar NERFINISHED
Vikram Samvat solar reckoning
historicalOrigin Vedic timekeeping practices
ancient Indian astronomy
influencedBy Siddhantic astronomical texts
Surya Siddhanta NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose to track the Sun’s path for civil and ritual use
relatedTo Hindu lunisolar calendar NERFINISHED
standardizedIn different forms by various Indian regions
usedFor agricultural timing
determining festivals
determining months
religious observances
usedIn Hindu communities worldwide
India NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
usedToFix harvest festivals
regional New Year dates
solar Sankranti observances
usesZodiac rāśi (zodiac signs)

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Uttarayan followsCalendar Hindu solar calendar
Maghi followsCalendar Hindu solar calendar
Sakrat followsCalendar Hindu solar calendar
Bengali calendar relatedTo Hindu solar calendar