Varsha (season)

The festival of Krishna Janmashtami is marked during the season of Varsha

Varsha (Sanskrit: वर्षा, romanized: Varṣā) is the season of monsoon in the Hindu calendar.[1] It is one of the six seasons (ritu), each lasting two months, the others being Vasanta (spring), Grishma (summer), Sharada (autumn), Hemanta (pre-winter), and Shishira (winter).[2]

It falls in the two months of Shravana and Bhadrapada of the Hindu calendar, or July and August of the Gregorian calendar.[3] It is preceded by Grishma, the summer season, and followed by Sharada, the autumn season.

In addition to the season, the word Varsha can also be used for rain or rainfall. [4] In Urdu, Varsha (rainfall) is referred to as Baarish.[5]

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  2. ^ Klostermaier, Klaus K. (2010-03-10). A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-7914-8011-3.
  3. ^ Walker, Benjamin (2019-04-09). Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume I A-L. Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-429-62421-6.
  4. ^ "Definition of VARSHA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ "Meaning of baarish". Rekhta. Retrieved 2024-04-17.