Nama Samvatsaram in U.S

[Guest guest]

To the south of Vindya Mountains, the year is Pramadhi. To the north,

the year is 12 years ahead (Nandana). In US, we go with the name Pramadhi.

Do we follow this because most of us from Southern part of the country (India)?

If the year is not Pramadhi, as US is to the west of Vindya Mountain, what is

the name?

 

Does anyone know?

 

Govindarajan.

[Guest guest]

namaskAram.

I hope list members will correct me if I am wrong in this.

 

I have heard from scholars in Kashi that it is only Kashi that has its

calendar ahead of the rest of the world by 12 years; also, Kashi is actually

NOT part of the earth. It is believed that Kashi is separated from the rest

of the earth by a distance of the tip of a grain of rice. In fact this is

also a very important part of the story of King Harishchandra going to

Kashi.

As for the calendar we follow in the US, simply following the days/dates in

the panchangam followed in India is insufficient. An attempt has been made

to bring out the panchangam with the latitudes/longitudes of the US by the

Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapathi Devasthanam temple in New York

(www.indianet.com/ganesh). The "ganita panchangam" as they refer to it may

be obtained from them.

 

om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya

Vaidya.

 

-

T R Govindarajan <tgovindarajan

<bhakti

Tuesday, June 29, 1999 1:43 PM

Nama Samvatsaram in U.S

 

> To the south of Vindya Mountains, the year is Pramadhi. To the north,

> the year is 12 years ahead (Nandana). In US, we go with the name Pramadhi.

> Do we follow this because most of us from Southern part of the country

(India)?

> If the year is not Pramadhi, as US is to the west of Vindya Mountain, what

is

> the name?

>

> Does anyone know?

>

> Govindarajan.