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| Vaishakha | |
|---|---|
 Pohela Boishakh celebration inDhaka | |
| Native name | वैशाख (Sanskrit) |
| Calendar | Hindu calendar |
| Month number | 1 |
| Season | Spring |
| Gregorian equivalent | Mid April To Mid May |
| Significant days | Vaisakhi |
Vaisakha (Sanskrit:वैशाख,IAST:Vaiśākha) is amonth of theHindu calendar that corresponds to April/May in theGregorian Calendar.[1] In theIndian national calendar, Vaisakha is the second month of the year. It is the first month of theVikram Samvat calendar,Odia calendar,Maithili Calendar,Punjabi calendar,Assamese calendar (where it is calledBohag) and theBengali calendar (where it is calledBoishakh).[2][3] This month lies between the second half of April and the first half of May.
Regional calendars used in theIndian subcontinent have two aspects: lunar and solar. Lunar months begin with Chaitra and solar months start withVaisakhaSankranti. However, regional calendars mark when the official new year is celebrated. In regions such asMaharashtra which begin the official new year with the commencement of the lunar year, the solar year is marked by celebrating Vaisakha Sankranti. Conversely, regions starting the new year with Vaisakha Sankranti, give prominence to the start of the lunar year in Chaitra. In theVedic calendar, it is called Madhava, and in theVaishnava calendar, it is calledMadhushudana month.
In the Hindu solar calendar, Vaisakha begins in mid-April inBengal,Mithila,Nepal, andPunjab. InTamil Nadu, it is known as Vaikasi (mid-May to mid-June) and represents the second month of the Tamil solar calendar. The Tamil month that corresponds to Vaisakha is Chithirai (mid-April to mid-May). In the Hindu lunar calendar, Vaisakha begins with the new moon in April and represents the second month of the lunar year. The name of the month is derived from the position of theMoon near theVishākhā constellation ("Nakshatra") on the full-moon day.[4] In theVaishnava calendar,Madhusudana governs this month.
The month ofBoishakh also marks the official start of Summer. The month is notorious for the afternoon storms calledKalboishakhi (Nor'wester).[5] The storms usually start with strong gusts from the north-western direction at the end of a hot day and cause widespread destruction.[6][7]
The first day of Baishakh is celebrated as thePôhela Boishak or Bangla New Year's Day. In Mithila Region it is celebrated as theJur Sital or Mithila New Year's Day.The day is observed with cultural programs, festivals and carnivals all around the country. The day of is also the beginning of all business activities inWest Bengal andBangladesh. The traders starts new fiscal account book calledHalkhata.[8][9] The accounting in theHalkhata begins only after this day. It is celebrated with sweets and gifts with customers.[8]
Theharvest festival ofVaisakhi is celebrated on in this month which marks the Punjabi new year according to thePunjabi calendar.Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on the Punjabi New year day.
Akshaya Tritiya, also known asAkti orAkha Teej, is an annualJain andHindu spring festival.[10] It falls on the thirdtithi (lunar day) of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu month ofVaisakha.[11][12][13]
Vaisakha Purnima is celebrated asBuddha Purnima or the birthday of Gautama Buddha amongst Buddhists of South and Southeast Asia, Tibet and Mongolia.Purnima refers to the Full Moon. Known inSinhala as Vesak, it is observed in the full moon of May.
Vaisakha sukla Panchami is celebrated asAdi Shankara birthday the great philosopher and theologian of Hinduism religion.
Vaishakha Purnima is known as "vaikasi vishakam" in Tamil Nadu which is celebrated as the birthday of LordMurugan.
Vaisakha sukla chaturdasi is celebrated asNarasimha Jayanti Festival in Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamivari Temple atSimhachalam.[14]
| 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 |
