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Adhik Maas Additional Month Hindu Calendar Purushottam Maas Details

Those who follow the Lunar calendar,Chaandra Manasa have one month extra once in three years.

This extra month is called the Adhik Maas, additional month to align it with the Solar calendar,Saura Manasa.

Vikrama,in North,

Shalivahana in Deccan,

Tamil in Tamil Nadu,

Malayalam calendar in Kerala and

Bengali calendar in Eastern India.

These vary.

Now ,in general,we follow the Julian Calendar in our daily life.