Introduction to Desi Months

Introduction to Desi Months


And causality

1- Chet/Chitar (spring season)

2- Baisakh/Vaisakh/Vasivik (Hot Cold, Mixed)

3- Jeth (month of hot and cold weather)

4- Haar/Asaad/Aur (hot humid, onset of monsoon)

5- Savan/Saun/Vasa (Histful, Hot, Full Monsoon)

6. Bhadan/Bhadru/Bhadri (moderate, light monsoon rains)

7- Asu/Asuj/Asi (Moderate)

8- Katak/Kata/Katye (Mild Cold)

9. Maghar/Mungar (Cold)

10. Pooh (hard cold)

11- Magha/Manaha/Kunzla (extreme cold, fog)

12- Phagan/Phagan/Arbasha (less winter, cold dry winds, arrival of spring)




The Indian subcontinent has the distinction of having one of the oldest indigenous calendars in the world. This ancient calendar started around 100 BC. The original name of this calendar is the Bikrami calendar, while it is also known as the Punjabi calendar, the Desi calendar, and the Jantri calendar.

The Bikrami calendar started in 100 BC during the reign of a then King of India "Raja Bikram Ajit". This Bikram year became known as Raja Bikram. In this solar calendar the year starts from the month of "Chet". .

9 months of this calendar of three hundred and sixty-five (365) days are thirty (30) thirty days long, and one month Vasakh is thirty-one (31) days long, and two months Jeeth and Haar are thirty-two (32) days long. are

1: 14 January. 1st Magh

2: 13 February. 1st Phagan

3: 14 March. First conversation

4: April 14. First crutch

5: May 14. First win

6: 15 June. The first bone

7: 17 July. 1st century

8: 16 August. First brothers

9: 16 September. 1st day

10: 17 October. 1st Katak

11: 16 November. 1st day

12: 16 December. First Pooh



Bikrami Calendar (Punjabi Desi Calendar) has eight hours in a day, one hour is three hours according to modern clock.

These are the names of these guards.

1. Dhami/Noor Peer Da Vela:

6 am to 9 am


2. Afternoon/Afternoon:

Timings from 9 am to 12 noon


3. Peshiwala: Timings 12 noon to 3 pm


4. Other/Digger Villa:

Time from 3 PM to 6 PM


5. Namasha/Dinner:

Timings from 6 PM to 9 PM


6. Kaftan Vela:

9:00 am to 12:00 pm


7. Midnight said:

Time from 12:00 PM to 3:00 AM


8. Sergi/Asur Vela:

Time from 3 am to 6 am

The word "vela" in the sense of time is spoken in many languages ​​of the sub-continent. Gujjar, Rajput, Jat and Aryan people used to speak this language.

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