THE YEAR · KALACHAKRA · THE MARWARI DEVOTIONAL CYCLE

The wheel of the year

Twelve Hindu months on the rim. Six ritu in the inner band. Festivals as nodes weighted by significance. The year turns.

VASANTAGRISHMAVARSHASHARADHEMANTASHISHIRAChaitraVaishakhJyeshthaAshadhShravanBhadraAshvinKartikMargashirshaPaushaMaghPhalgunचैत्रवैशाखज्येष्ठआषाढ़श्रावणभाद्रआश्विनकार्तिकमार्ग.पौषमाघफाल्गुन
Major (community-wide)SignificantObserved
VASANTA SpringGRISHMA SummerVARSHA MonsoonSHARAD AutumnHEMANTA Pre-winterSHISHIRA Winter