| Jyeshtha | |
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| Native name | ज्येष्ठ (Sanskrit) |
| Calendar | Hindu calendar |
| Month number | 3 |
| Season | Summer |
| Gregorian equivalent | May-June |
| Significant days | |
Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha (Sanskrit: ज्येष्ठ; Nepali: जेठ jēṭ; Assamese: জেঠ zeth; Odia: ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ Jyeṣṭha) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year. Known as Joishtho (Bengali: জ্যৈষ্ঠ Jyôishţhô) in Bengali, it is the second month of the Bengali calendar.
In lunar religious calendars, Jyēṣṭha begins on the new moon and is the third month of the year.[1]
Traditionally, Jyēṣṭha is associated with high summer, and corresponds to May–June[2] in the Gregorian calendar. In Tamil, the month is known as Āni, the third month of the solar calendar that begins in mid-June.
In Hindu astrology, Jyēṣṭha begins with the Sun's entry into Taurus, and is the second month of the year.
- ^ Kenneth W. Morgan The Religion Of The Hindus - 1987 Page 96 "The year begins about the middle of March (Chaitra) in southern India and the middle of October (Karttika) in the north, but the names of the months are the same: Chaitra (March–April), Vaisakha (April–May), Jyeshtha (May- June), Ashadha ..."
- ^ Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary Third edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. ISBN 0-7808-0982-3