Hindu calendar
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The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga, is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social
A page from the Hindu calendar 1871–72
The Hindu calendar saka samvat system is found in Indonesian inscriptions, such as the Kedukan Bukit inscription (pictured above) dated to 604 Śaka, which is equivalent to 682 CE.
Vikram Samvat
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Vikram Samvat known as the Vikrami or Bikrami calendar, is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still used in several Indian states and Nepal. It is a lunisolar calendar,
Hindu calendar
…Shalivahana Shaka (associated with the King Shalivahana and basis for the Indian national calendar) found in the Deccan region of Southern India and the Vikram Samvat (Bikrami) found in Nepal and the North and Central regions of India – both of which emphasize the lunar cycle. Their new year starts in spring. In…
The Jain monk Kalakacharya and the Saka king (Kalakacharya Katha manuscript, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai)