Ashvin
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Ashvin (/əˈʃhwɪn/; अश्विन्), also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, the Tamil solar calendar where it is known as Aipassi and the solar India's national civil calendar. It is the sixth month of the solar Bengali calendar. It falls in the season of Shôrot, (Sharad in Hindi) or Autumn. In solar religious calendar, Ashvin begins with the Sun's exit from Virgo.
In Bengal, it overlaps September and October of the Gregorian calendar and is the month preceding Diwali, the festival of lights. The month is here named Ashshin, Bangla lipi আশ্বিন). In lunar religious calendars, Ashvin begins on the new moon after the autumn equinox.
Etymology
The word has three distinct etymologies, formed on the Indian subcontinent, Thailand and Old English.
Ashvin means light in the Sanskrit language, and Ashvini is the first star that appears in the evening sky, in Hindu constellation it is the head of Aries, or the first of the 27 Nakshatras. Ashvin also stands for the Divine twins, the "Ashvins", considered to be the Hindu Gods of vision, in Hindu mythology.
In Thai, a variation of Ashvin, known as Asaween, stands for "brave knight".
In Anglo-Saxon, Aescwine means 'of great wealth, swift'.
Festivals
Several major religious holidays take place in Ashvin, including Durga Puja (6-10 Ashvin), Dasehra (10 Ashvin) and Divali (29 Ashvin), Kojagiri festivals and Kali Puja (new moon of Ashvin), which are held as per the lunar calendar, usually fall in this month.
Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati III was born on Ashwayuja Sukla Ekadasi day corresponds to October 16, 1892.
| Shukla Paksha | Krishna Paksha |
|---|---|
| 1. Prathama | 1. Prathama |
| 2. Dwitiya | 2. Dwitiya |
| 3. Tritiya | 3. Tritiya |
| 4. Chaturthi | 4. Chaturthi |
| 5. Panchami | 5. Panchami |
| 6. Shashti | 6. Shashti |
| 7. Saptami | 7. Saptami |
| 8. Ashtami | 8. Ashtami |
| 9. Navami | 9. Navami |
| 10.Dashami | 10.Dashami |
| 11.Ekadashi | 11.Ekadashi |
| 12.Dwadashi | 12.Dwadashi |
| 13.Thrayodashi | 13.Thrayodashi |
| 14.Chaturdashi | 14.Chaturdashi |
| 15.Purnima | 15. Amavasya |
Popular names
Ashvin, Ashvini, Ashwin, Ashwini, Aswin and Asvin are common Indian names originating in Sanskrit. The distinctly formed Anglo-Saxon surname Ashwin and Aescwine are less common.
See also
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