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Monggolbar (tuesday) after Monggol (planet Mars).Shombar (monday) after Shom (a Lunar deity).The days are based on celestial objects, or nôbogroho. Falgun, after the star Uttorfalguni (Leonis and Denebola)Īs many other calendars, the Bengali Calendar incorporates the seven-day week as used by many other calendars.Kartik, after the star Krittika (Pleiades).Ashshin, after the star Ôshshini (Arietis).Bhadro, after the star Purbobhadropôd (Pegasus and Andromeda).Srabon, after the star Srobona (Aquilae).Ashaŗh, after the star Uttorashaŗha (Sagittarii).Joishţho, after the star Jeshţha (Scorpius).These names were derived from the Surya Siddhanta, an ancient book on Astronomy. The names of the twelve months of the Bengali calendar are based on the names of the nokkhotro (lunar mansions): locations of the moon with respect to particular stars during the lunar cycle.
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The Bengali calendar consists of 6 seasons, with two months comprising each season. The Bengali year is always 593 less than the year in the Gregorian calendar of the Christian Era or Anno Domini era or Common Era or Current Era for the period after Pôhela Boishakh. In Assam, this corresponds to Bhaskar Era, named after the Kamarupa king, Bhaskara Varman. The year begins on Pôhela Boishakh, which falls on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in India. The Bengali calendar or Bangla calendar is a traditional solar calendar used in Bangladesh and India's eastern states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura.