: a lunar calendar usually dating from 3101 b.c. and used especially in India
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Based on the Hindu calendar, the days leading up to and the day after Nyepi include lively celebrations and rituals.—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 Yet its cultural mores and culinary ways remain distinct, often revolving around religious rituals and special days on the Hindu calendar (Panchangam) used by Hindus globally to schedule festivals and rituals based on solar and lunar cycles.—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Additionally, the festival marks the beginning of the new year in the Hindu calendar, and celebrates the year’s last rice harvest, per JSTOR.—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025