Ashadha

E655838

Hindu lunar month month

Ashadha is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around June–July, associated with the onset of the monsoon season in the Indian subcontinent.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sawan	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu lunar month ⓘ month ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration	Asadha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashadh NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedSeason	Varsha (rainy season) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Indian monsoon ⓘ onset of monsoon season ⓘ
calendarRelation	follows Jyeshtha in the Hindu lunisolar cycle ⓘ precedes Shravana in the Hindu lunisolar cycle ⓘ
calendarSystem	lunisolar ⓘ
calendarType	lunar ⓘ
climaticSignificance	beginning of heavy rains in much of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
culturalSignificance	start of monsoon-related rituals ⓘ
follows	Jyeshtha NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo	agricultural sowing activities ⓘ
observes	various Hindu festivals (regional) ⓘ
partOf	Hindu lunar calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Indian calendar ⓘ
positionInYear	fourth month in many Hindu calendars ⓘ third month in some regional calendars ⓘ
precedes	Shravana NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext	Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
SanskritName	Āṣāḍha NERFINISHED ⓘ
script	Devanagari: आषाढ ⓘ
typicalGregorianRange	June–July ⓘ
usedIn	Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
zodiacSunTransit	Gemini–Cancer period (approximate) ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rath Yatra → occursInMonth → Ashadha ⓘ

Kanwar Yatra → takesPlaceDuring → Ashadha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sawan