Indian astronomy
Videos
Astronomy has a long history in the Indian subcontinent, stretching from pre-historic to modern times. Some of the earliest roots of Indian astronomy can be dated to the period of Indus Valley Civilis
Aryabhata, Indian mathematician and astronomer
Jantar Mantar, astronomical observatory made by Raja Jai Singh
Surya Siddhanta, an astronomical treatise
A page from the Hindu calendar 1871–1872.
Hindu astrology
Videos
Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, jyotisha and, more recently, Vedic astrology, is the traditional Hindu system of astrology. It is one of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism that i
Indian astronomy
…rules for empirical observation. Since the texts written by 1200 BCE were largely religious compositions the Vedānga Jyotiṣa has connections with Indian astrology and details several important aspects of the time and seasons, including lunar months, solar months, and their adjustment by a lunar leap month of…
Nakshatras