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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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PART I. The Hindu Calendar. | |
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| Art. 1. Introductory | 1 |
| Elements and Definitions. | |
| Art. 4. The pañchâṅga | 2 |
| Art.„ 5. The vâra, or week day | 2 |
| Days of the week | 2 |
| Art.„ 6. Time divisions | 2 |
| Subdivisions of the day | 2 |
| Art.„ 7. The tithi, amâvâsyâ, pûrṇimâ | 3 |
| Art.„ 8. The nakshatra | 3 |
| Art.„ 9. The yoga | 3 |
| Art.„ 10. The karaṇa | 3 |
| Art.„ 11. The paksha | 4 |
| Art.„ 12. Lunar months | 4 |
| Art.„ 13. Amânta and pûrṇimânta systems | 4 |
| Art.„ 14. Luni-solar month names | 5 |
| Art.„ 15. The solar year, tropical, sidereal, and anomalistic | 5 |
| Art.„ 16. The Kalpa. Mahâyuga. Yuga. Julian Period | 6 |
| Art.„ 17. Siddhânta year-measurement | 6 |
| Art.„ 18. Siddhântas now used for the same | 7 |
| The Siddhântas and other Astronomical Works. | |
| Art. 19. Siddhântas, Karaṇas, bîja, Hindu schools of astronomers | 7 |
| Art.„ 20. Note on the Siddhântas, and their authors and dates | 7 |
| Art.„ 21. Authorities at present accepted by Hindus | 9 |
| Further details. Contents of the Pañchâṅga. | |
| Art. 22. The Indian Zodiac, râśi, aṁśa | 9 |
| Art.„ 23. The Saṅkrântis. Names given to solar months | 9 |
| Art.„ 24. Length of months | 10 |
| Duration of solar months. Table | 10 |
| Art.„ 25. Adhika mâsas. Calendar used | 11 |
| Art.„ 26. True and mean saṅkrântis. Śodhya | 11 |