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'''Ashvin''' ([[Devanagari]]: अश्विन्), also known as '''Aswayuja''', is the seventh month of the lunisolar [[Hindu calendar]] and the sixth month of the solar [[Bengali calendar]]s, and also sixth month in the solar [[Indian national calendar|India's national civil calendar]], where it is the second month in ''Shôrot'', (''Sharad'' in Hindi) or Autumn. |
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It ''overlaps '''September and October''''' of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It is the month just before [[Diwali]], the festival of lights. In lunar religious calendars such as the Hindu calendar, Ashvin may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the seventh month of the year. In solar religious calendars such as the Bengali calendar (in which the month is named ''Ashshin'', [[Bangla lipi]] আশ্বিন), Aashvin begins with the [[Sun]]'s exit from [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]], and is usually the sixth month of the year. |
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In the [[Vaishnava]] calendar, [[Padmanabha]] governs this month. |
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==Etymology== |
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Ashvin also means ''light'' in the [[Hindi]] language, and [[Ashvini]] is the first star that appears in the evening sky, in [[Nakshatra|Hindu constellation]] it is the head of [[Aries (constellation)|Aries]], or the first of the 27 [[Nakshatra]]s. |
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In Thai a variation of Ashvin, known as [[Asawin]], stands for "brave knight". |
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Ashvin also stands for the [[Divine twins]], the "[[Ashvins|Ashvins]]", considered to be the Hindu Gods of vision, in [[Hindu mythology]]. |
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==Festivals== |
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Several major religious holidays take place in Ashvin, including [[Durga Puja]] (6-10 Ashvin), [[Dussehra|Dasehra]] (10 Ashvin) and [[Diwali|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. |
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==Popular names== |
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Both '''Ashvin''' and [[Asvin]] are very common Indian names origin sanskrit. This is not to be confused with the old [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon]] surname Ashwin or [[Aescwine]], meaning 'of great wealth. Swift' |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal box|Hinduism|Astrology}} |
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* [[Hindu units of measurement]] |
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* [[Hindu astronomy]] |
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* [[Jyotish]] |
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* [[Ashvini]] |
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{{Hindu calendar}} |
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{{Bengali calendar}} |
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{{Indian astronomy}} |
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[[Category:Months of the Bengali calendar]] |
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[[Category:Months of the Hindu calendar|*07]] |
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[[Category:Indian masculine given names]] |
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[[af:Ashvina]] |
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[[bn:আশ্বিন]] |
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[[gu:આસો]] |
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[[hi:आश्विन]] |
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[[nl:Ashvina]] |
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[[ne:असोज]] |
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[[pnb:اسوج]] |
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[[ru:Ашвина]] |
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