GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN CULTURE

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The last month of Hindu calendar?
A
Jyestha
B
Phalguna
C
Kartika
D
Magha
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phalguna (Sanskrit: , romanized: Phālguna) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India’s national civil calendar, Phalguna is twelfth month of the year, and corresponds with February/March in the Gregorian calendar.

Detailed explanation-2: -The month is believed to be very auspicious its name Phalguna itself means sweet character or meritorious qualities. Phal means fruit and Guna means qualities. The new moon and full moon days are considered highly auspicious.

Detailed explanation-3: -It marks the arrival of spring, the sixth and final season in Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam, and Nepal. Falgun falls between mid-February and mid-March on the Gregorian calendar.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main significance of Phalguna month is that some of the incidents described in Hindu mythology such as: Ramayana and Mahabharata happened in this month of Phalguna. The war that happened in Ramayana was started in Phalguna Bahula Padyami.

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