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In *Panchasiddhantika*-1/3 1 by Varahamihira, one of the navaratnas (nine gems) of Vikramaditya, the Surya Siddhanta was designated as the “Saura” Siddhanta, and in *Panchasiddhantika*-1/4 2 it was called the “Savitra” Siddhanta. Therefore, according to Varahamihira, Savita—the Vedic deity of the Gayatri Mantra—is himself the exponent of the Surya Siddhanta, and his
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
◆Samvat 2078 is Rakshasa Samvatsara (year of the sixty-year Jovian cycle)◆ ◆Why the Dispute Over Lupta-Samvatsara (the elided Jovian year)?◆ — Acharya Shri Vinay Jha, Tri-skandha Jyotirvid (scholar of the three branches of Jyotisha), Surya-Siddhantic mathematician; Patron, Akhil Bharatiya Vidwat Parishad, Varanasi; Mathematician, Aditya Panchang (traditional almanac) (Kashi), Shri Sarveshwara Jayaditya Panchang (Jaipur), etc., ... of Aditya Panchang
23 October 2026 · 8 min read
Humble Request - Shri Nimbark Parishad is respectfully informed that by the infinite grace of our revered deities Thakur Shri Govinddevji and Thakur Shri Sarasbihariji, Rajasthan's only panchang (traditional almanac) based on the ancient mathematics of the *Surya Siddhanta*, the *Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang*, is published from Jaipur by Shri Nimbark Parishad...
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
From the upcoming Samvat 2078, it has been decided by Shri Nimbark Parishad, Jaipur, in collaboration with the Central Sanskrit University, Jaipur Campus, to publish Rajasthan's sole Surya-siddhantic panchang (traditional almanac), 'Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang'. For this purpose, regarding the vrat (religious fasts), parva (festivals), utsava (celebrations), muhurta (auspicious timings), etc., in the panchang
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
"Come, Death... come... do come." At the age of 83, Veer Savarkar, adopting the ancient tradition of Hindu sadhus (ascetics), renounced food, water, and medicines on 1 February, on the tithi (lunar day) of Magha Shukla Ekadashi (eleventh day of the waxing fortnight in the month of Magha). He maintained, "When life's mission is fulfilled, and the strength to serve society no longer remains, one should embrace death oneself."
17 October 2026 · 3 min read
On Chaitra Amavasya, 2077 (April 12, 2021), at the Dr. Hindkesari Auditorium of the Central Sanskrit University, Jaipur, the release of Rajasthan's sole panchang (traditional almanac) based on Suryasiddhanta calculations, the *Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang*, was conducted by the university's Director Prof. Arkanath Choudhary and the Shri Nimbark Parishad k
17 September 2026 · 5 min read