Bhaskarabda Calendar of Assam
Recently, the Assam Government has announced that Bhaskarabda, a Luni-Solar Calendar will be used as an official calendar.
Currently, official calendar of Assam government makes use of the Saka calendar and the Gregorian calendar.
About ‘Bhaskarabda’
- Bhaskarabda began when Bhaskara Varman was crowned ruler of the Kamrupa kingdom (a contemporary and political ally of northern Indian ruler Harshavardhana).
- Unlike Gregorian, where a day starts at midnight, the Assamese calendar begins and ends at sunrise over 24 hours.
- While the Gregorian goes by the solar cycle, the Saka and Bhaskarabda eras use a lunisolar system based on both the phases of the moon ....
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