Kartik ( ne, कार्तिक) is the seventh month in the
Vikram Samvat
Vikram Samvat (IAST: ''Vikrama Samvat''; abbreviated VS) or Bikram Sambat B.S. and also known as the Vikrami calendar, is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent. Vikram Samvat is generally 57 years ahead of Gregorian Calend ...
, the official Calendar for Nepalese. This month usually starts on 18 October until 16 November. This month is mostly 30 days long.
Kartik is also known as the month of festivals because two major festivals,
Dashain
Dashain or Bada'dashain, also referred as Bijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a major Hindu religious festival in Nepal. It is also celebrated by Hindus of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan and the Burmese Gur ...
and
Tihar, usually falls in this month.
Months in the Nepali calendar
See also
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Vikram Samvat
Vikram Samvat (IAST: ''Vikrama Samvat''; abbreviated VS) or Bikram Sambat B.S. and also known as the Vikrami calendar, is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent. Vikram Samvat is generally 57 years ahead of Gregorian Calend ...
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Kartik (month) Karthik or Kartik ( hi, कार्तिक, link=no, ta, கார்த்திக், link=no) may refer to:
People with the given name Kartik
* Kartik Aaryan (born 1990), Indian actor
* Kartik Chandran, American environmental engineer
* Ka ...
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