Meerut is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The name Meerut , properly spelled Merath or Mirath, is variously derived. According to one account it was originally known as Mahi Rashtra, the name given to it by one Mahi, a distinguished architect, who built a palace at Indraprashta or Dehli, in exchange for which he received the land on which Meerut now stands from the king Yudhishthira.
This Mahi is said to have built the Andar Kot, a high brick fortress , the remains of which are still (1904 ) traceable .
The JATs on the other hand, allege that Meerut was founded as Mayarashtra (lit. Maya’s country) by Maya, who was the father of Mandodari, Ravana’s wife in the Ramayana. Meerut was the capital of Maya. Thus the city is also known as ‘Ravan Ka Sasural’ literally meaning “Ravana’s wife’s home”.
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Hindu calendar’s two versions – Amant and Purnimant:
Hindu calendar either follows amanta system or purnimanta system to identify the end of a lunar month. On the amanta calendar, one month ends and the next begins with amavasya tithi. Telugu calendar & Gujarati calendar are examples of amanta calendar. Purnimanta system reckons month end/month start from full moon to full moon. The traditional Hindu calendar popular in north India is a purnimanta calendar.
You can see some variation in months so don’t be confused.
The Hindu Calendar – also called Panchang or Panchanga, is used to determine the time and dates of Hindu festivals, religious ceremonies, muhurat timing etc, making it an inseparable piece of Indian culture. The Hindu calendar distinctly indicates the 5 elements (pancha – anga) of time division – vara, tithi, nakshatra, yuga and karana.
You can easily remember by the sentence _Why We can’t..?
YV KNT( Yuga, Vara, Karna, Nakshatra and Titi)
LEARN Sanskrit-
कङ्कालतन्त्रम्., Skeleton
kankaalatantram
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