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Asharh

3rd month of the
Bengali calendar

Asharh
The arrival of monsoon in the month of Asharh helps nature get refreshed after the scorching summer
Native name	আষাঢ় (Bengali)
Calendar	Bengali calendar
Month number	3
Number of days	31 (Bangladesh); 31/32 (India)
Season	Rainy Season
Gregorian equivalent	June-July
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Asharh (Bengali: আষাঢ় āshāḍh, Odia: ଆଷାଢ଼ āsāḍha) is the third month of the Bengali and Odia calendars^[1]^{[page needed]} and the Nepali system of the Hindu calendar.^[2] It is the first of the two months that comprise the wet season, locally known as "Barsha" (Bengali: বর্ষা Bôrsha, Nepali: वर्षा Barsha, Odia: ବର୍ଷା Barsā), when the monsoon winds blow.^[3] It is one of the first five months of the year that have 31 days, according to the Bangladeshi version of the Bengali Calendar.^[4] In the Indian version of the Bengali Calendar, the month can have up to 32 days.^[5]

Etymology

It is named for the constellation Uttarashadha (Bengali: উত্তরাষাঢ়া Uttôrashaŗha), identified with Sagittarius.^[4]

Culture

Bengali culture

The month and the monsoon are welcome with songs, dance,^[6] and celebration in Bangladesh.^[7]^[8] A popular poem "Abar Eshechhey Asharh" আবার এসেছে আষাঢ় by Rabindranath Tagore, that is about this season.^[9]^[10]

Odia culture

There are occurrences of an extra Asadha which is referred as Odia: ମଳ ମାସ maḷa māsa (meaning unclean) in Odia whereas the non-extra Asadha is referred to as Odia: ଶୁଦ୍ଧ suddha.^[1]^: 87

References

^ ^a ^b Hermann Kulke; Burkhard Schnepel (2001). Jagannath Revisited: Studying Society, Religion, and the State in Orissa. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-386-4.
^ Aly Zaker (24 June 2011). "So, Asharh is here again!". Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ "Monsoon induces low in Bay of Bengal as rainy season nears". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ ^a ^b Syed Ashraf Ali (2012). "Bangabda". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Festival with a fixed date". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ "Monsoon melodies". The Daily Star. 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ "Rabirag embraces monsoon with music and dance". The Daily Star. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ "Melodies on a monsoon evening". The Daily Star. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ "The bounty of monsoon in melodies". The Daily Star. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
^ "Ashari Purnima". The Daily Star. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2017-04-18.