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THE INDIAN CALENDAR.

Since the Chaitrâdi Vikrama year begins with Chaitra, the required Vikrama year is 1880 current, 1879 expired. But if the required date were in the Southern reckoning, the year would be 1878 expired, since 1879 in that reckoning does not begin till Kârttika.

(b) Solar Dates.

Example 14. 1. Required the Tamil equivalent of May 30th, 1803 A.D.

Table I. gives the initial date April 11th (101), and week-day number 2 Monday.

	d.		w.
From Table I.	101		2
(Table IX.) May 30th (150)	150 − 101	= 49	49
(Table III.) Collective duration to end of Śittirai (Mesha)		− 31
		18
Add 1		+01
		19	51	÷ 7, Rem. 2.

The day is the 19th; the month is Vaiyâśi, the month following Śittirai; the week-day is (2) Monday.

Answer.—Monday, 19th Vaiyâśi of the year Rudhirodgârin, K.Y. 4904 expired, Śaka 1725 expired.

Example 15. Required the Tamil equivalent of March 30th, 1804. The given date precedes the initial date in 1804 A.D. (Table 1., col. 13) April 10th, so the preceding Hindu year must be taken. Its initial day is 11th April (101), and the initial week-day is (2) Monday. 1804 was a leap-year.

	d.		w.
From Table I.	101		2
(Table IX.) (March 30th) 454 + 1 for leap-year,	455 − 101	= 354	49
(Table III., col. 10) Collective duration to end of Mâśi = Kumbha (Table II., Part ii.)		− 335
		19
Add 1		+01
		20	356	÷ 7, Rem. 6.

Answer.—Friday 20th Paṅguṇi of the year Rudhirodgârin K.Y. 4904 expired, Śaka 1725 expired. (See the example on p. 67.)

Example 16. Required the North Malayâḷam Âṇḍu equivalent of September 2nd, 1848. Work as by the Chaitrâdi year. The year is solar. 1848 is a leap-year.

	d.		w.
From Table I.	102		3
(Table IX.) September 2nd (245) + 1 for leap year	246 − 102	= 144	144
Coll. duration to end of Karka		− 125
		19
Add 1		+01
		20	147	÷ 7, Rem. 0.