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A One Group Apr 3, 2011

Good day Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Its Monday, April 4th 2011

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Wishing you all the best on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
or the New year by Hindu Calender, popularly known
in India as Vikrami Samvat.

Vikram Samvat (Bikram Sambat, Vikram Samvat or Vikram Samwat,
Devanagari:विक्रम संवत्, abbreviated "V.S.") is the calendar established by Indian emperor
Vikramaditya. It is a popularly used calendar in India and the official calendar of Nepal.

The Vikrama Samvat was founded by the emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain^[1] following
his victory over the Sakas in 56 BCE, although it is popularly (and incorrectly) associated
with the subsequent king Chandragupta Vikramaditya. It is a lunar calendar based on
ancient Hindu tradition (see Hindu calendar and Vedic time keeping).

The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead (in count) of the solar Gregorian calendar.
For example, the year 2056 BS began in CE 1999 and ended in CE 2000.

In Northern India the calendar starts with the first day after the new moon in the
month Chaitra, which usually falls in March/April in the Gregorian calendar. Again in
Western India the same era begins with the first day after the new moon in the month
of Kartika which usually falls in October and November in the Gregorian calendar.
In Nepal, it begins in mid-April and marks the start of the solar new year.

Multifarious religions are practiced in India and so are the celebrations of
various festivals. Hindu New Year is celebrated with gaiety and pomp all over India.
Verve of the festival can be seen mostly among the people of North India and Gujarat.
New Year in Southern India also emphasize the Hindu New Year but the date and
New Year traditions vary.

Punjab : New year starts on Baisakhi 13th/14th April.
Assam : New year starts on 14th or 15th of April.
Bengal : New year starts on 14th or 15th April.
Gujarat : New Year starts on Karthik Shukla Pratipada.
Kerala : New year starts in the month of Medam
(on the day when the Sun enters in the constellation Leo).
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka : New Year falls on Chaitra Shuddha Prathipade.
Sikkim : New Year starts on 18th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar.
Maharashtra : New Year starts in the month of Chaitra
Tamil Nadu : New year starts on 13th or 14th of April.

People light oil lamps and decorate the house with auspicious flowers those
with the color like pink, red, purple or yellow. Rangoli design is also an attractive
part of New Year decorations. Indians get up early in the morning, take bath and
wear new clothes. They bring home deities of Goddess Laxmi (Goddess of wealth)
and Lord Ganesha. Prayers are offered and prasad is distributed among the family
members. At the time of New Year, gifts and sweets are exchangd with each other.

People consider this festival to be an auspicious time to begin New Year.

In India, Saka Calendar is officially used but interestingly in the Hindi version of
Preamble of The Constitution of India, the date of adoption of constitution 26 Nov 1950
is presented in Vikram Samvat (Margsheersh Shukla Saptami Samvat 2006 ).

Months

No.	Name	Nepali	Days
1	Baishākh	बैशाख	30 / 31
2	Jeṭha	जेष्ठ or जेठ	31 / 32
3	Asār	आषाढ़ or असार	31 / 32
4	Sāun	श्रावण or साउन	31 / 32
5	Bhadau	भाद्र or भदौ	31 / 32
6	Asoj	आश्विन or असोज/अगहन	30 / 31
7	Kartik	कार्तिक	29 / 30
8	Mangsir	मार्ग or मंसिर	29 / 30
9	Push	पौष or पुष/पूस	29 / 30
10	Magh	माघ	29 / 30
11	Falgun	फाल्गुन or फागुन	29 / 30
12	Chaitra	चैत्र or चैत	30 / 31

No.	Name	North Indian languages	Days
1	Vaishakh	वैशाख or बैसाख	30 / 31
2	Jyeshtha	ज्येष्ठ or जेठ	31 / 32
3	Aashadh	आषाढ़	31 / 32
4	Shraawan	श्रावण or सावन	31 / 32
5	Bhadrapad	भाद्रपद or भादो	31 / 32
6	Ashvin	आश्विन	30 / 31
7	Kartik	कार्तिक	29 / 30
8	Aghrahaayan	अग्रहायण or अगहन	29 / 30
9	Paush	पौष or पुष/पूस	29 / 30
10	Margsheersh	मार्गशीर्ष or माघ	29 / 30
11	Phalgun	फाल्गुन or फागुन	29 / 30
12	Chaitra	चैत्र or चैत	30 / 31

History

This calendar derives its name from the original king Vikramaditya of Ujjain.
After the rise of the Rana oligarchs in Nepal, Vikram Sambat came into unofficial
use along with the official Shaka Sambat for quite some time. They discontinued
Shaka Sambat in its 1823rd year and replaced it with Vikram Samwat for official use
since then to date. Vikram Sambat came into official use in its 1958th year.
The calendar is widely in use in western India, where it is known as the Vikram Samvat.

For those interested in more of such details,
Click here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Samvat

When trees wear new leaves,

Branches smile with bunch of flowers.

The Creator creates It's new creation every where,

Fragrence sprinkles in the air,

Fresh blood vibrates the veins system,

Stagnation gets the momentum,

Each sting of the mind tunes with Spring season,

Every one wants to dance without any reason,

Nature showers with riot of colours,

Convey its message of NEWNESS,

It is time to celebrate the newness of nature,

That always signs on the 1st day of Sukal-paksh-chetr,

Wishing All Yahoogroup MEMBERS best wishes
on New Year of Vikrami Samvat 2068

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