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'''Asharh''' ({{lang-bn|আষাঢ়}} ''āshāḍh'', {{lang-or|ଆଷାଢ଼}} ''āsāḍha'') is the third month of the [[Bengali calendar|Bengali]] and [[Odia calendar]]s<ref name="KulkeSchnepel2001">{{cite book|author1=Hermann Kulke|author2=Burkhard Schnepel|title=Jagannath Revisited: Studying Society, Religion, and the State in Orissa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JIzXAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Manohar|isbn=978-81-7304-386-4}}</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2021}} and the Nepali system of the [[Hindu calendar]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Aly Zaker |date=24 June 2011 |title=So, Asharh is here again! |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/06/04/one.htm |magazine=Star Weekend Magazine |access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref> It is the first of the two months that comprise the [[wet season]], locally known as "Barsha" ({{lang-bn|বর্ষা}} ''Bôrsha'', {{lang-ne|वर्षा}} ''Barsha'', {{lang-or|ବର୍ଷା}} ''Barsā''), when the [[monsoon]] winds blow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/06/10/monsoon-induces-low-in-bay-of-bengal-as-rainy-season-nears|title=Monsoon induces low in Bay of Bengal as rainy season nears|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref> It is one of the first five months of the year that have 31 days, according to the Bangladeshi version of the Bengali Calendar.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book|author=Syed Ashraf Ali|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2012|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal|edition=Second|chapter=Bangabda|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangabda}}</ref> In the Indian version of the Bengali Calendar, the month can have up to 32 days.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080917/jsp/calcutta/story_9844650.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922044425/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080917/jsp/calcutta/story_9844650.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2008 |title=Festival with a fixed date|work=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata |access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref>
'''Asharh''' ({{lang-bn|আষাঢ়}} ''āshāḍh'', {{lang-or|ଆଷାଢ଼}} ''āsāḍha'') is the third month of the [[Bengali calendar|Bengali]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author1=Jan Gyllenbok |author-link=Jan Gyllenbok |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of historical metrology, weights, and measures |title=Bengali Calendar |year=2018 |publisher=Birkhäuser |volume=1 |isbn=978-3-319-57596-4 |pages=260-261}}</ref> and [[Odia calendar]]s{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} and the [[Tirhuta Panchang]] (a [[Hindu calendar]] follwed by the Maithil community in India and Nepal).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author1=Jan Gyllenbok |author-link=Jan Gyllenbok |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of historical metrology, weights, and measures |title=Maithili Calendar |year=2018 |publisher=Birkhäuser |volume=1 |isbn=978-3-319-57596-4 |page=223}}</ref> It is the first of the two months that comprise the [[wet season]], locally known as "Barsha" ({{lang-bn|বর্ষা}} ''Bôrsha'', {{lang-ne|वर्षा}} ''Barsha'', {{lang-or|ବର୍ଷା}} ''Barsā''), when the [[monsoon]] winds blow.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Aly Zaker |date=24 June 2011 |title=So, Asharh is here again! |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/06/04/one.htm |magazine=Star Weekend Magazine |access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/06/10/monsoon-induces-low-in-bay-of-bengal-as-rainy-season-nears|title=Monsoon induces low in Bay of Bengal as rainy season nears|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref> It is one of the first five months of the year that have 31 days, according to the Bangladeshi version of the Bengali Calendar.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book|author=Syed Ashraf Ali|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2012|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal|edition=Second|chapter=Bangabda|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangabda}}</ref> In the Indian version of the Bengali Calendar, the month can have up to 32 days.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080917/jsp/calcutta/story_9844650.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922044425/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080917/jsp/calcutta/story_9844650.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-09-22 |title=Festival with a fixed date|work=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata |access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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=== Odia culture ===
=== Odia culture ===
There are occurrences of an extra Asadha which is referred as {{lang-or|ମଳ ମାସ}} ''maḷa māsa'' (meaning unclean) in [[Odia language|Odia]] whereas the non-extra Asadha is referred to as {{lang-or|ଶୁଦ୍ଧ}} ''suddha''.<ref name="KulkeSchnepel2001" />{{rp|87}}
There are occurrences of an extra Asadha which is referred as {{lang-or|ମଳ ମାସ}} ''maḷa māsa'' (meaning unclean) in [[Odia language|Odia]] whereas the non-extra Asadha is referred to as {{lang-or|ଶୁଦ୍ଧ}} ''suddha''.<ref name="KulkeSchnepel2001">{{cite book |author=Roland Hardenberg |author-link=Roland Hardenberg |editor1=Hermann Kulke |editor2=Burkhard Schnepel |chapter=The Renewal of Jagannath |title=Jagannath Revisited: Studying Society, Religion, and the State in Orissa |year=2001 |publisher=Manohar |isbn=978-81-7304-386-4 |page=87}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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Asharh
The arrival of monsoon in the month of Asharh helps nature get refreshed after the scorching summer
Native nameআষাঢ় (Bengali)
Calendar
Month number
  • 3
Number of days
  • 31 (Bangladesh);
  • 31/32 (India)
SeasonRainy Season
Gregorian equivalentJune-July
← Joishtho
Srabon →

Asharh (Bengali: আষাঢ় āshāḍh, Odia: ଆଷାଢ଼ āsāḍha) is the third month of the Bengali[1] and Odia calendars[citation needed] and the Tirhuta Panchang (a Hindu calendar follwed by the Maithil community in India and Nepal).[2] It is the first of the two months that comprise the wet season, locally known as "Barsha" (Bengali: বর্ষা Bôrsha, Nepali: वर्षा Barsha, Odia: ବର୍ଷା Barsā), when the monsoon winds blow.[3][4] It is one of the first five months of the year that have 31 days, according to the Bangladeshi version of the Bengali Calendar.[5] In the Indian version of the Bengali Calendar, the month can have up to 32 days.[6]

Etymology

It is named for the constellation Uttarashadha (Bengali: উত্তরাষাঢ়া Uttôrashaŗha), identified with Sagittarius.[5]

Culture

Bengali culture

The month and the monsoon are welcome with songs, dance,[7] and celebration in Bangladesh.[8][9] A popular poem "Abar Eshechhey Asharh" আবার এসেছে আষাঢ় by Rabindranath Tagore, that is about this season.[10][11]

Odia culture

There are occurrences of an extra Asadha which is referred as Odia: ମଳ ମାସ maḷa māsa (meaning unclean) in Odia whereas the non-extra Asadha is referred to as Odia: ଶୁଦ୍ଧ suddha.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jan Gyllenbok (2018). "Bengali Calendar". Encyclopaedia of historical metrology, weights, and measures. Vol. 1. Birkhäuser. pp. 260–261. ISBN 978-3-319-57596-4.
  2. ^ Jan Gyllenbok (2018). "Maithili Calendar". Encyclopaedia of historical metrology, weights, and measures. Vol. 1. Birkhäuser. p. 223. ISBN 978-3-319-57596-4.
  3. ^ Aly Zaker (24 June 2011). "So, Asharh is here again!". Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  4. ^ "Monsoon induces low in Bay of Bengal as rainy season nears". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ^ a b Syed Ashraf Ali (2012). "Bangabda". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. ^ "Festival with a fixed date". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  7. ^ "Monsoon melodies". The Daily Star. 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  8. ^ "Rabirag embraces monsoon with music and dance". The Daily Star. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  9. ^ "Melodies on a monsoon evening". The Daily Star. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  10. ^ "The bounty of monsoon in melodies". The Daily Star. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  11. ^ "Ashari Purnima". The Daily Star. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  12. ^ Roland Hardenberg (2001). "The Renewal of Jagannath". In Hermann Kulke; Burkhard Schnepel (eds.). Jagannath Revisited: Studying Society, Religion, and the State in Orissa. Manohar. p. 87. ISBN 978-81-7304-386-4.


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