Magh () is the tenth month in
Bikram Sambat or B.S., the official and
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
religious calendar of the
Nepalese speaking people native to the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...
of
Hindu Nepalese nationality and
ethnic Hindu Nepalis of Indian nationality. This month approximately coincides with January 15 to February 12 of the
Gregorian (western) calendar and is 29 days long.
Important holidays:
* Magh 1,
Maghe Sankranti, also see
Makar Sankranti
Makar(a) Sankrānti (), () also referred to as Uttarāyana, Makara, or simply Sankrānti, is a Hinduism, Hindu observance and a mid-winter harvest festival in India and Nepal. It is typically celebrated on 14 January annually (15 January on a ...
* Magh 9,
Basant Panchami
Months in Nepali calendar
External links
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Nepali calendar
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