SHUBHAM NAV SAMVATSAR 2072 & NAVRATRI

SHUBHAM NAV SAMVATSAR 2072 & NAVRATRI

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The Hindu New Year 2072 or Vikram Nav Varsh Samvant in the traditional lunar Hindu calendars followed in North India – especially in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkand, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi and Chhattisgarh is celebrated on Chaitra Shukala Pratipada (March – April). In 2015, the Nav Samvat begins on March 21. The New Year is first day after the Amavasi (No moon) in the month of Chaitra. The current year is known as Keelak Samvatsar.

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Vikram Era was started in 57 BC by Emperor Vikramaditya as a commemoration of his victory upon the Shaks. This victory took place at Ujjain, one among the four places associated with Kumbh Mela. This Hindu calendar is also known as Vikram Samvant.

According to the traditional Hindu calendar followed inNorth India this is year Vikram Samvat 2072. This calculation of Hindu New Year is based on the Luni-Solar calendar. A month in the calendar is calculated from the day after full moon to full moon (Pratipada tithi after Purnima to Purnima). This is known as Purnimanta system.

The calendars followed mainly in North India are based on the Amanta and Purnimanta system. Amanta calendar is calculated from New moon to New moon. Purnimanta is calculated from Full moon to Full moon. Amanta is used in some places for calculating festivals and other auspicious days.

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The Amanta Lunar calendar starts with Chaitra month. Amanta is used fix all the major Hindu festivals in North India. Even those communities that prefer the Purnimata calendar use Amanta calendar for fixing festivals.

It must be noted here that Gujarat follows a different calendar system and there the New Year falls on the day after Diwali – the calendar is popularly known as Vikram Samvat – the current year in Gujarati calendar is Vikram Samvat 2071 (It will change only on November 12, 2015).

Similarly, the official Government of India calendar, the Saka Calendar, has its New Year in Chaitra month but it falls on March 21^st or March 22^nd.

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Different communities in Hindu religion have different dates for New Year in a calendar year. Below are the Hindu New Year dates in 2015. The numerous communities that are part of Hinduism follow independent calendars and the New Year Day of a particular Hindu community in these calendars are based on seasons and the agrarian economy of the region. Here is a list of the New Year dates in Hindu religion.

Pongal – January 15, 2015 – The Government of Tamil Nadu had made Pongal as the Tamil New Year. (This decision was revoked by the present government.) But majority of the calendars of the various Tamil communities continue to mark Tamil New Year on Chithira 1 (Mid-April).

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Ugadi – March 21, 2015 – New Year in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Gudi Padva –  March 21, 2015  – New Year inMaharashtra.

Nav Varsh Samvat or Hindi New Year –  March 21, 2015 – This New Year is observed in major states in North India and it is also known as Chaitra Shukladi. Vikram Samvat 2071 begins.

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Cheti Chand –  March 22, 2015 – The New Year day of Sindhis

Saka New Year – March 22, 2015 – This New Year is based on the calendar followed by the Government of India. The Saka Year 1937 Begins

Varsha Pirappu or Puthandu – April 14, 2015 – The Tamil New Year

Vishu – April 15, 2015  – Malayalam Zodiac New Year in Kerala

Naba Barsha or Poila Baisakh – April 15, 2015 – New Year in Bengal - Year 1422 as per traditional calendar begins

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Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu – April 15, 2015 – New Year in Assam

Kutchi New Year - July 17, 2015 - New Year in Kutch Region in Gujarat

Chingam 1 – August 17, 2015 – New Year according to Malayalam Calendar. The Year 1191 begins in this calendar

Hindu Vikram New Year – November 12, 2015 – Gujarati New Year

                                                      [Contribution from Hindu Blog]