All About the Hindu Calendar(s)
May 22, 2025•41 min•Ep. 132
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Summary
Explore the fascinating world of Hindu calendars, which are diverse, regional, and primarily lunisolar with the use of leap months. Learn how festivals are timed using lunar days called tithis, understand the variations in calculations across traditions, and discover resources like Drik Panchang for finding accurate dates. The episode also touches upon how Hindus in the West navigate these traditions and the adaptability of festivals to local seasons.Episode description
In this special episode HAF Education Research Assistant Devala Rees explains the various ways Hindus have traditional kept track of the years, the months that make up those years, how the timing of different Hindu festivals and holidays are determined, and how to actually make sense of all the different puja timings displayed by one of the leading online Hindu calendar sites, Drik Panchang.
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