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Ashvin (Hindi: क्वार kvaar, Bangla: আশ্বিন Ashshin), also known as Aswayuja, is a month of the Hindu and Bengali calendars. In India's national civil calendar, Ashvin is the seventh month of the year, beginning on 23 September and ending on 22 October. Hindi (Devanagari: or  ;; IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Look up Month in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. ... The Bengali calendar (Bengali: , Assamese: Vaskar), is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and eastern regions of India in the state of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. ... The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ...


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 (6-10 Ashvin), Dasehra (10 Ashvin) and Divali (29 Ashvin). Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গাপুজা Durgā Pūjā) is the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus. ... Dussehra (also transliterated as Dasara) or Vijaya Dasami is an important Hindu festival. ... Deepavali, also called Diwali or Divali, is a major Hindu festival that is very significant in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. ...


In solar religious calendars, Aashvin begins with the Sun's entry into Virgo, and is usually the sixth month of the year. The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... Virgo (IPA: , Latin: , symbol , ) is a constellation of the zodiac. ...


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