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Ashvins

The Ashvins or Ashwini Kumaras are divine twin horsemen in the Rigveda, sons of Saranya, a goddess of the clouds and wife of either Surya in his form as Vivasvat....
 for the divine twins.
Ashvin (Hindi
Hindi

Standard Hindi, also known as High Hindi, Nagari Hindi or Literary Hindi is a Standard language register of Hindi. It is one of the 22 official languages of India, and is used, along with English language, for administration of the central government....
: ????? kvaar, Bangla: ?????? Ashshin), also known as Aswayuja, is a month
Month

The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural Orbital period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates....
 of the Hindu
Hindu calendar

The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar....
 and Bengali calendar
Bengali calendar

The Bengali calendar or Bangla calendar is a traditional solar calendar calendar used in Bangladesh and India's eastern states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura....
s. In India's national civil calendar
Indian national calendar

The Indian national calendar is the official civil calendar in use in India. It is used, alongside the Gregorian calendar, by the Gazette of India, news broadcasts by All India Radio, and calendars and communications issued by the Government of India....
, Ashvin is the sixth month of the year.

In lunar religious calendars, 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.






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See Ashvins
Ashvins

The Ashvins or Ashwini Kumaras are divine twin horsemen in the Rigveda, sons of Saranya, a goddess of the clouds and wife of either Surya in his form as Vivasvat....
 for the divine twins.
Ashvin (Hindi
Hindi

Standard Hindi, also known as High Hindi, Nagari Hindi or Literary Hindi is a Standard language register of Hindi. It is one of the 22 official languages of India, and is used, along with English language, for administration of the central government....
: ????? kvaar, Bangla: ?????? Ashshin), also known as Aswayuja, is a month
Month

The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural Orbital period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates....
 of the Hindu
Hindu calendar

The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar....
 and Bengali calendar
Bengali calendar

The Bengali calendar or Bangla calendar is a traditional solar calendar calendar used in Bangladesh and India's eastern states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura....
s. In India's national civil calendar
Indian national calendar

The Indian national calendar is the official civil calendar in use in India. It is used, alongside the Gregorian calendar, by the Gazette of India, news broadcasts by All India Radio, and calendars and communications issued by the Government of India....
, Ashvin is the sixth month of the year.

In lunar religious calendars, 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. Several major religious holidays take place in Ashvin, including Durga Puja
Durga Puja

Durga Puja , also referred as Durgotsab is an annual Bengali festival that celebrates worship of Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi , Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Bijoya Dashami....
 (6-10 Ashvin), Dasehra (10 Ashvin) and Divali
Diwali

Diwali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and an official holiday in India. Adherents of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights....
 (29 Ashvin).

In solar religious calendars, Aashvin begins with the Sun
Sun

The Sun , a G V star, is the star at the center of the Solar System. The Earth and other matter orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for about 98.6% of the Solar System's mass....
's exit from Virgo
Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky....
, and is usually the sixth month of the year.