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yal genealogies epic puranic chronology śramaṇa tribal religions vedic religion sampradaya traditions shaktism shaivism kapalika pashupata pratyabhijña smartism vaishnavism pancharatra other denominations deities trimurti brahma shiva vishnu tridevi saraswati lakshmi parvati others vedic deities agni chandra indra tridasha adityas ashvins rudras vasus post vedic dashavatara krishna rama ganesha hanuman kartikeya shakti amman durga kali radha sita concepts cosmology guṇa mythology pancha bhuta panchikarana prakṛti pramana shabda purusha tanmatras tattva supreme reality brahman nirguna saguna om saccidānanda god deva devata devi god and gender ishvara puruṣārtha meaning of life artha dharma kama moksha āśrama stages of life brahmacharya gṛhastha sannyasa vānaprastha saṃsāra cycle of birth and death karma maya pāpa mahapataka paramātman prāyaścitta punya mind and ethics achourya ahamkara ahimsa akrodha ānanda anātman antahkarana arishadvargas arjava ātman dayā dāna niti śastra shraddha mitahara niyama aparigraha prajña samatva santosha sastra pramanam satya shaucha svādhyāya dama sūkṣma śarīra titiksha vairagya viveka yamas practices worship arti bhajan bhakti dāna exorcism homa japa kirtan murti prarthana puja temple matha sevā śrauta tarpana tirtha tirthadana vrata yajna yatra meditation dhyana nididhyāsana tapas yoga asana bhakti yoga hatha yoga jnana yoga karma yoga kundalini yoga rāja yoga sādhanā sadhu yogi yogini rites of passage annaprashana antyesti chudakarana garbhadhana jatakarma karnavedha keshanta nāmakaraṇa nishkramana pumsavana simantonayana pumsavana ritushuddhi samavartanam simantonnayana upanayana vidyāraṃbhaṃ vivaha festivals diwali ganesh chaturthi holi janmashtami kumbh mela maha shivaratri navaratri durga puja ramlila vijayadashami makar sankranti new year bihu puthandu ugadi vaisakhi vishu pongal onam raksha bandhan rama navami ratha yatra vasant panchami philosophical schools six astika schools samkhya yoga nyaya vaisheshika mīmāṃsā vedanta advaita dvaita vishishtadvaita achintya bheda abheda shuddhadvaita svabhavika bhedabheda akshar purushottam darshan other schools ājīvika buddhism jainism charvaka gurus rishi philosophers ancient saptarshi vashistha kashyapa atri jamadagni gotama vishvamitra bharadwaja agastya angiras aruni ashtavakra jaimini kanada kapila patanjali pāṇini prashastapada raikva satyakama jabala valmiki vyasa yajnavalkya medieval abhinavagupta adi shankara akka mahadevi allama alvars basava chaitanya ramdas kathiababa chakradhara changdev dadu dayal eknath gangesha gaudapada gorakshanath haridasa thakur harivansh jagannatha dasa jayanta bhatta jayatirtha jiva goswami jñāneśvar kabir kanaka dasa kumārila bhaṭṭa madhusūdana sarasvatī madhvacharya matsyendranatha morya gosavi mukundraj namdev narahari tirtha narasimha saraswati nayanars nimbarkacharya srinivasacharya prabhākara purandara dasa raghavendra swami raghunatha siromani raghuttama tirtha ram charan ramananda ramanuja ramprasad sen ravidas rupa goswami samarth ramdas sankardev satyanatha tirtha siddheshwar sripada srivallabha sripadaraja surdas swaminarayan syama sastri thiruvalluvar tukaram tulsidas tyagaraja vācaspati miśra vadiraja tirtha vallabha vedanta desika vidyaranya vyasaraja modern sri aurobindo bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati bhaktivinoda thakur chandrashekarendra saraswati chinmayananda dayananda saraswati jaggi vasudev krishnananda saraswati mahavatar babaji mahesh yogi narayana guru nigamananda nisargadatta maharaj prabhupada radhakrishnan r d ranade ramakrishna rama tirtha ramana maharshi ravi shankar ramdas samarth sathya sai baba shirdi sai baba shraddhanand satyadhyana tirtha siddharameshwar maharaj sivananda saraswati trailanga u g krishnamurti upasni maharaj vethathiri maharishi vivekananda yogananda texts sources and classification of scripture śruti smṛti ācāra ātmatuṣṭi scriptures timeline of hindu texts vedas rigveda yajurveda samaveda atharvaveda divisions samhita brahmana aranyaka upanishads upanishads principal upanishads rigveda aitareya kaushitaki yajurveda brihadaranyaka isha taittiriya katha shvetashvatara maitri samaveda chandogya kena atharvaveda mundaka mandukya prashna vedangas shiksha chandas vyākaraṇa nirukta kalpa jyotisha other scriptures bhagavad gita agama s hinduism itihasas ramayana mahabharata puranas vishnu purana bhagavata purana devi bhagavata purana naradiya purana vāmana purana matsya purana garuda purana brahma purana brahmanda purana brahma vaivarta purana bhavishya purana padma purana agni purana shiva purana linga purana kūrma purana skanda purana varaha purana markandeya purana upavedas ayurveda dhanurveda gandharvaveda sthapatyaveda shastras sutras and samhitas arthashastra brahma sutras charaka samhita dharma shastra kama sutra natya shastra nyāya sūtras panchatantra pramana sutras purva mimamsa sutras ramcharitmanas samkhya pravachana sutra shilpa shastras shiva swarodaya sushruta samhita vaiśeṣika sūtra yoga sutras yoga vasistha stotras stutis and bhashya abirami antati hanuman chalisa kanakadhara stotra kanda shasti kavasam shiva stuti vayu stuti tamil literature athichudi eighteen greater texts eighteen lesser texts five great epics iraiyanar akapporul kamba ramayanam kural naalayira divya prabandham thiruvilaiyadal puranam tirumurai tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai tiruppukal vinayagar agaval other texts hindu culture and society society caste varna brahmin kshatriya vaishya shudra jāti dalit persecution adivasi untouchability gramanya by region india violence nepal bali united states dasa dvija gotra hindu art bhagavata mela bharatanatyam bommalattam carnatic music hindu iconography kai silambattam kalaripayattu kavadi aattam kathak kathakali kolattam koothu kuchipudi manipuri mayilattam mohiniyattam nritta nritya odissi pandav lila rasa sattriya yakshagana yantra hindu architecture hindu temple architecture talamana vastu shastra hindu music alankāra raga sangita shruti svara tala vadya food and diet jhatka mitahara sattvic vrata time keeping practices calendar panchangam shaka era units of time vikram samvat other society related topics discrimination persecution nationalism organisations reform movements other topics hinduism by country balinese hinduism caribbean shaktism greater india hinduism other religions hinduism and jainism and buddhism and sikhism and judaism and christianity and islam glossary outline hinduism portal v t e bhadrapada is the sixth month of the hindu lunar calendar and the indian national calendar 4 the name of the month is derived from the position of the moon near the purva bhadrapada nakshatra star on the full moon day 5 the month corresponds to the monsoon varsha season and falls in august september of the gregorian calendar 6 in the hindu solar calendar it corresponds to the month of simha and begins with the sun s entry into leo 7 it corresponds to bhadro the fifth month in the bengali calendar 7 in the tamil calendar it corresponds to the sixth month of purattasi falling in the gregorian months of september october 7 8 in the vaishnav calendar it corresponds to the sixth month of hrishikesha 9 10 in the hindu lunar calendar each month has 29 or 30 days the month begins on the next day after amavasya new moon or purnima full moon as per amanta and purnimanta systems respectively a month consists of two cycles of 15 days each shukla paksha waxing moon and krishna paksha waning moon days in each cycle is labeled as a thithi with each thithi repeating twice in a month 11 12 festivals edit in hinduism the month of bhadrapada is dedicated to god vishnu with the devotees practicing various rituals to seek his blessings people usually observe fasting on saturdays ekadashi eleventh day thithi and purnima full moon of the month and do pujas 13 14 ganesh chaturthi edit ganesh chaturthi is a hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of god ganesha 15 it is observed on the chaturthi fourth day thithi of shukla paksha waxing moon 16 the festival is marked by the installation of ganesha idols in homes and public pandals daily prayers offerings including modak and devotional singing 17 the festival culminates on anant chaturdashi celebrated on the chaturdashi thithi ten days after chaturthi on this day the idols are immersed in a body of water visarjan symbolising his return to his heavenly abode 18 19 janmashtami and radhastami edit as per the purnimanta tradition of the hindu lunar calendar god krishna was born on the ashtami eighth day thithi of krishna paksha waning moon of bhadrapada 20 krishna s consort radha was born on the eighth day of shukla paksha of the same month and radhastami is celebrated to commemorate the same 21 onam edit onam is a multi day harvest festival celebrated in kerala it is associated with the legend of king mahabali who once ruled kerala returning each year to visit his people 22 the festival consists of various traditions such as floral rangolis pookolam boat races and a grand feast sadya 23 24 pitru paksha edit the dark fortnight krishna paksha of the month is reserved for the veneration of the dead during the period known as pitru paksha hindus pay homage to their ancestors through special offerings 25 26 27 others edit karam is a harvest festival celebrated by certain tribes in the eastern indian states of jharkhand odisha and west bengal during the festivities people plant new seedlings and worship the karam tree for a good harvest followed by community singing and feast 28 29 kush amavasya is observed on the new moon day of the month during which people collect sacred grass kusha which is used in various hindu rituals 30 31 madhu purnima is a buddhist festival observed on the full moon day purnima of the month during which people perform charity and give offerings to monastries 32 rishi panchami is celebrated on the panchami fifth day of the bright half shukla paksha of the month and the festival honours the saptarishi seven sages and involves ritual bathing fasting and prayers by women for the welfare and longevity of their families 33 see also edit astronomical basis of the hindu calendar hindu astrology hindu calendar indian astronomy indian units of measurement notes edit as per purnimanta tradition the hindu calendar follows two various systems amanta and purnimanta as per the amānta tradition the lunar month ends on the new moon day and as per the purnimānta tradition it ends on the full moon day as a consequence in the amanta tradition shukla paksha waxing moon precedes krishna paksha waning moon in every lunar month whereas the reverse happens in purnimānta tradition hence shukla paksha will always belong to the same month in both traditions whereas krishna paksha will always be associated with different but succeeding months in each tradition amanta tradition is officially followed by the indian national calendar 1 2 3 references edit v r ramachandra dikshitar 1993 the gupta polity motilal banarsidass pp 24 35 isbn 978 81 208 1024 2 amānta and pūrṇimānta 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