Chaitra Maas 2026:The month of Chaitra has started from today. This is considered to be the first month of the Hindu calendar. The Hindu New Year starts in this month itself. The new year 2083 will start in this month. This month will end on 02 April 2026. According to the Vedic calendar, the Pratipada date of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month started yesterday on March 03 at 05:07 pm. This date will end today evening at 04:48 pm.
In such a situation, according to Udayatithi, Chaitra month has started from today. This month has started with the festival of Holi. Currently, festivals like Navratri, Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti will be celebrated in this month. Which makes this month special. Hindu New Year will start on 19 March. Hindu New Year 2083 will begin from this day. Chaitra Navratri will start on March 19 itself. On this day, New Year festivals like Gudi Padwa, Ugadi are celebrated at many places.
Importance of Chaitra month
The month of Chaitra is considered the time of seasonal change. In this month, cold bids farewell and summer knocks. Both body and mind need to be balanced. This is why emphasis is laid on fasting, meditation and virtuous life in this month. For all these reasons, this month is considered to have special importance from the religious point of view.
Creation of creation and Matsya incarnation
According to mythology and beliefs, this is the same month when Lord Brahma started the creation of the universe. Lord Brahma started creating the world from the Pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. For this reason, this month is considered a symbol of creation and new beginnings. Lord Vishnu took the incarnation of Matsya in this month. Therefore, this month also indicates protection and protection of religion. Not only this, worshiping Shakti during Chaitra Navratri is considered very virtuous.
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