Hindu Wedding Attire

The Hindu calendar or Panchang is more than 5000 years old and is based on the phases of the moon. It is an essential tool for Vedic astrologers - especially in predictive astrology. There are twelve months in one year but there is a shortfall of around two days, this results in the dates of festivals moving back around eleven days each year. An extra leap month is added to rectify this every three years (called Adhika Maas).

Hindu Calendar Explained

Devout Hindus refer to a Hindu calendar (also called Panchang) for the dates of festivals and auspicious times for various rituals. "Panchanga" means the five areas and these relate to the following: