Ritu (Indian season)

Ritu (Indian season)

There are six ritus (also transliterated rutu) or Indian seasons in the Hindu calendar. The following table gives an overview about the partititon of the year in the traditional Indian calendar.

No. Ritu ("Rutu") Season Hindu months Gregorian months
1 hemanta pre-winter margashiirSha to pouSha December to February
2 shishira Winter maagha to phaalguna February to April
3 vasanta Spring chaitra to vaishaakha April to June
4 greeShma Summer jyeShTha to aashaaDha June to August
5 varSha Rainy shraavaNa to bhaadrapada August to October
6 sharadh Autumn aashviiyuja to kaartika October to December

The seasons are described in the Sanskrit poem "Ritu Samhaaram".

Ritu is also a common Hindu name in India and other Hindi speaking countries.

See also: Vedic timekeeping, Hindu calendar, Hinduism, Geography of India, Culture of India.

External links

* [http://www.prokerala.com/general/calendar/ Hindu Calendar showing Ritu]


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