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	'''Vṛṣabha''', or '''~~Vrishabha~~''', is a month in the [[Hindu calendar\|Indian solar calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/><ref name=sewell5>{{cite book\|author1=Robert Sewell\|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita\|title=The Indian Calendar \|url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich \|year=1896\|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/5 5]–11, 23–29}}</ref> It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of [[Taurus (constellation)\|Taurus]], and overlaps with about the second half of May and about the first half of June in the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/> ~~First~~ day of the month is called as Vrishbha Sankranti, and it generally falls on May ~~14th~~ or ~~15th~~.<ref> https://www.~~republicworld~~.com/~~lifestyle/festivals~~/vrishabha-sankranti-~~2020~~-~~history~~-~~significane~~-~~and~~-~~celebration~~.~~html~~ </ref>		[[File:Taurus Astrological Sign at the Wisconsin State Capitol.jpg\|thumb\|Taurus Astrological Sign at the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]]]]
			'''Vṛṣabha''', '''Vrishabha''' or '''Vṛṣa''', is a month in the [[Hindu calendar\|Indian solar calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/><ref name=sewell5>{{cite book\|author1=Robert Sewell\|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita\|title=The Indian Calendar \|url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich \|year=1896\|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/5 5]–11, 23–29}}</ref> It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of [[Taurus (constellation)\|Taurus]], and overlaps with about the second half of May and about the first half of June in the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/> The first day of the month is called Vrishbha Sankranti, and it generally falls on May 14 or 15.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.drikpanchang.com/sankranti/vrishabha-sankranti-date-time.html\|title=2025 Vrishabha Sankranti, Sankramanam Date and Time for New Delhi, NCT, India\|access-date=2025-02-16\|website=www.drikpanchang.com}}</ref>

	In Vedic texts, the ~~Vrsabha~~ month is called ~~'''~~Madhava~~'''~~ (IAST: Mādhava), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations.<ref name="Dershowitz2008p123">{{cite book\|author1=Nachum Dershowitz\|author2=Edward M. Reingold\|title=Calendrical Calculations\|title-link= Calendrical Calculations \|year= 2008\|publisher= [[Cambridge University Press]]\|isbn=978-0-521-88540-9\|pages=123–128}}</ref> The solar month of ~~Vrsabha~~ overlaps with ~~its~~ lunar month [[Jyeshtha (month)\|Jyeshtha]], in Hindu lunisolar calendars.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Christopher John Fuller\|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC\|year=2004\|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]\|isbn=978-0-69112-04-85\|pages=291–293}}</ref><ref name=sewell10/> ~~The Vrsabha~~ is preceded by the solar month of [[Meṣa\|Mesha]], and followed by the solar month of [[Mithuna (month)\|Mithuna]].<ref name=sewell5/>		In Vedic texts, the month of Vṛṣabha is called Madhava (IAST: Mādhava), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations.<ref name="Dershowitz2008p123">{{cite book\|author1=Nachum Dershowitz\|author2=Edward M. Reingold\|title=Calendrical Calculations\|title-link= Calendrical Calculations \|year= 2008\|publisher= [[Cambridge University Press]]\|isbn=978-0-521-88540-9\|pages=123–128}}</ref> The solar month of Vṛṣabha overlaps with the lunar month of [[Jyeshtha (month)\|Jyeshtha]] in Hindu lunisolar calendars.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Christopher John Fuller\|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC\|year=2004\|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]\|isbn=978-0-69112-04-85\|pages=291–293}}</ref><ref name=sewell10/> Vṛṣabha is preceded by the solar month of [[Meṣa\|Mesha]] and followed by the solar month of [[Mithuna (month)\|Mithuna]].<ref name=sewell5/>

	The ~~Vrsabha~~ month is called ''Vaikasi'' in the Tamil Hindu calendar.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729">{{cite book\|author=James G. Lochtefeld\|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z (Vol 1 & 2)\|year=2002\|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8\|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729 729]\|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729}}</ref> The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Vrsabha, just like they do with other months. For example, the ''Surya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of ~~Vrishabha~~ to be 31 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 12 seconds.~~<ref name=sewell10/>~~ In contrast, the ''Arya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 9 hours, 37 minutes and 36 seconds.<ref name=sewell10>{{cite book\|author1=Robert Sewell\|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita\|title=The Indian Calendar \|url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich \|year=1896\|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/10 10]–11}}</ref>		The month of Vṛṣabha is called [[Vaikasi]] in the [[Tamil Hindu]] calendar.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729">{{cite book\|author=James G. Lochtefeld\|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z (Vol 1 & 2)\|year=2002\|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8\|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729 729]\|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729}}</ref> The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Vrsabha, just like they do with other months. For example, the ''Surya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 12 seconds. In contrast, the ''Arya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 9 hours, 37 minutes and 36 seconds.<ref name=sewell10>{{cite book\|author1=Robert Sewell\|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita\|title=The Indian Calendar \|url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich \|year=1896\|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/10 10]–11}}</ref>

	The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of South Asia. ~~For example, ''Vrsabha''~~ month, along with other solar months, are found inscribed in medieval era Hindu temples~~, sometimes spelled as the '''Rishabha''' month~~.<ref>{{cite book\|author=E Hultzsch\|title=Epigraphia Indica\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MxE9AAAAYAAJ \|year= 1906\|publisher =Education Society Press\|pages=262, 265, 268, 273 with footnotes}}</ref>		The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of [[South Asia]]. The month, along with other solar months, are found inscribed in medieval era Hindu temples.<ref>{{cite book\|author=E Hultzsch\|title=Epigraphia Indica\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MxE9AAAAYAAJ \|year= 1906\|publisher =Education Society Press\|pages=262, 265, 268, 273 with footnotes}}</ref>

	~~Vrsabha~~ is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to [[Taurus (astrology)\|Taurus]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Bangalore V. Raman\|title=Studies in Jaimini Astrology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW2DIFHrxfgC \|year=2003\|publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]]\|isbn=978-81-208-1397-7\|pages=10–19}}</ref>		Vṛṣabha is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to [[Taurus (astrology)\|Taurus]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Bangalore V. Raman\|title=Studies in Jaimini Astrology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW2DIFHrxfgC \|year=2003\|publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]]\|isbn=978-81-208-1397-7\|pages=10–19}}</ref>

	~~Rishabha~~ is also the twelfth month in the [[Darian calendar]] for the planet [[Mars]], when the [[Sun]] traverses the central sector of the constellation Taurus as seen from Mars.		Vṛṣabha is also the twelfth month in the [[Darian calendar]] for the planet [[Mars]], when the [[Sun]] traverses the central sector of the constellation Taurus as seen from Mars.

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>Crashed greek at 03:23, 9 April 2021

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{{about|a solar month|the first tirthankara of Jainism|Rishabhanatha|avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism|Rishabha (Hinduism)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
'''Vṛṣabha''', or '''Vrishabha''', is a month in the [[Hindu calendar|Indian solar calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/><ref name=sewell5>{{cite book|author1=Robert Sewell|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita|title=The Indian Calendar |url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich |year=1896|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/5 5]–11, 23–29}}</ref> It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]], and overlaps with about the second half of May and about the first half of June in the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729"/> First day of the month is called as Vrishbha Sankranti, and it generally falls on May 14th or 15th.<ref> https://www.republicworld.com/lifestyle/festivals/vrishabha-sankranti-2020-history-significane-and-celebration.html </ref>

In Vedic texts, the Vrsabha month is called '''Madhava''' (IAST: Mādhava), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations.<ref name="Dershowitz2008p123">{{cite book|author1=Nachum Dershowitz|author2=Edward M. Reingold|title=Calendrical Calculations|title-link= Calendrical Calculations |year= 2008|publisher= [[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=978-0-521-88540-9|pages=123–128}}</ref> The solar month of Vrsabha overlaps with its lunar month [[Jyeshtha (month)|Jyeshtha]], in Hindu lunisolar calendars.<ref>{{cite book|author=Christopher John Fuller|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC|year=2004|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]|isbn=978-0-69112-04-85|pages=291–293}}</ref><ref name=sewell10/> The Vrsabha is preceded by the solar month of [[Meṣa|Mesha]], and followed by the solar month of [[Mithuna (month)|Mithuna]].<ref name=sewell5/>

The Vrsabha month is called ''Vaikasi'' in the Tamil Hindu calendar.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p729">{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z (Vol 1 & 2)|year=2002|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729 729]|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/729}}</ref> The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Vrsabha, just like they do with other months. For example, the ''Surya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of Vrishabha to be 31 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 12 seconds.<ref name=sewell10/> In contrast, the ''Arya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of Vrsabha to be 31 days, 9 hours, 37 minutes and 36 seconds.<ref name=sewell10>{{cite book|author1=Robert Sewell|author2=Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita|title=The Indian Calendar |url=https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich |year=1896|publisher=S. Sonnenschein & Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiancalendarwi00sewerich/page/10 10]–11}}</ref>

The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of South Asia. For example, ''Vrsabha'' month, along with other solar months, are found inscribed in medieval era Hindu temples, sometimes spelled as the '''Rishabha''' month.<ref>{{cite book|author=E Hultzsch|title=Epigraphia Indica|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MxE9AAAAYAAJ |year= 1906|publisher =Education Society Press|pages=262, 265, 268, 273 with footnotes}}</ref>

Vrsabha is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to [[Taurus (astrology)|Taurus]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Bangalore V. Raman|title=Studies in Jaimini Astrology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW2DIFHrxfgC |year=2003|publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]]|isbn=978-81-208-1397-7|pages=10–19}}</ref>

Rishabha is also the twelfth month in the [[Darian calendar]] for the planet [[Mars]], when the [[Sun]] traverses the central sector of the constellation Taurus as seen from Mars.

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>Crashed greek at 03:23, 9 April 2021