Chilla (month)

ChillÄ (Nepal Bhasa: चिलà¥à¤²à¤¾) is the fifth month in the Nepal Era calendar, the national lunar calendar of Nepal.[1] The month coincides with Phalguna (फागà¥à¤¨) in the Hindu lunar calendar and March in the Gregorian calendar.
ChillÄ begins with the new moon and the full moon falls on the 15th of the lunar month. The month is divided into the bright and dark fortnights which are known as ChillÄ Thwa (चिलà¥à¤²à¤¾ थà¥à¤µ) and ChillÄ GÄ (चिलà¥à¤²à¤¾ गा) respectively.
The major event that occurs during this month is Holi, the festival of colors, which begins on the 8th day of the bright fortnight and climaxes on the full moon day. The Chir, a pole surmounted by an umbrella-like structure decorated with strips of colorful cloth, is erected at Kathmandu Durbar Square to announce the festival.
The sacred bathing ceremony of the deity NÄlÄ KarunÄmaya, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is held on the 1st day of the dark fortnight at NÄlÄ. The chariot procession of NÄlÄ Karunamaya is held on the 3rd day.[2]
The festival of Pahan Charhe, one of the most important religious celebrations in Kathmandu, starts on the 14th day of the dark fortnight. Ghode JÄtrÄ, the horse racing festival, is held the next day at the open ground of Tundikhel.[3]
Days in the month
Thwa (थà¥à¤µ) or Shukla Paksha (bright half) |
GÄ (गा) or Krishna Paksha (dark half) |
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1. PÄru | 1. PÄru |
2. DwitiyÄ | 2. DwitiyÄ |
3. TritiyÄ | 3. TritiyÄ |
4. Chauthi | 4. Chauthi |
5. Panchami | 5. Panchami |
6. Khasti | 6. Khasti |
7. Saptami | 7. Saptami |
8. Ashtami | 8. Ashtami |
9. Navami | 9. Navami |
10. Dashami | 10. Dashami |
11. EkÄdashi | 11. EkÄdashi |
12. DwÄdashi | 12. DwÄdashi |
13. Trayodashi | 13. Trayodashi |
14. Chaturdashi | 14. Charhe (चहà¥à¤°à¥‡) |
15. Punhi (पà¥à¤¨à¥à¤¹à¤¿) | 15. Ä€mÄi (आमाइ) |
Months of the year
Devanagari script | Roman script | Corresponding Gregorian month | Name of Full Moon |
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1. कछला | KachhalÄ | November | Saki MilÄ Punhi, KÄrtik PurnimÄ |
2. थिंला | ThinlÄ | December | Yomari Punhi, DhÄnya PurnimÄ |
3. पोहेला | PohelÄ | January | MilÄ Punhi, Paush PurnimÄ |
4. सिलà¥à¤²à¤¾ | SillÄ | February | Si Punhi, MÄghi PurnimÄ |
5. चिलà¥à¤²à¤¾ | ChillÄ | March | Holi Punhi, PhÄgu PurnimÄ |
6. चौला | ChaulÄ | April | Lhuti Punhi, BÄlÄju PurnimÄ |
7. बछला | BachhalÄ | May | SwÄnyÄ Punhi, BaisÄkh PurnimÄ |
8. तछला | TachhalÄ | June | JyÄ Punhi, Gaidu PurnimÄ |
9. दिलà¥à¤²à¤¾ | DillÄ | July | DillÄ Punhi, Guru PurnimÄ |
10. गà¥à¤‚ला | GunlÄ | August | Gun Punhi, JanÄi PurnimÄ (Raksha Bandhan) |
11. ञला | YanlÄ | September | YenyÄ Punhi, BhÄdra PurnimÄ |
12. कौला | KaulÄ | October | Katin Punhi, KojÄgrat PurnimÄ |
References
- ↑ "Nepal Sambat gets national status". The Rising Nepal. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ Vajracharya, Munindraratna (1998). "Karunamaya Jatra in Newar Buddhist Culture". Aioiyama. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ Levy, Robert Isaac (1990). "A Catalogue of Annual Events and Their Distribution throughout the Lunar Year". Mesocosm: Hinduism and the Organization of a Traditional Newar City in Nepal. University of California Press. p. 647. ISBN 9780520069114.