Vikram Samvat also known as the Vikrami calendar named after l | हिंदुत्व

Vikram Samvat also known as the Vikrami calendar named after legendary king Vikramaditya is the historical Hindu calendar in the Indian subcontinent. It is the official calendar of Nepal.
In India it is used in several states.The calendar uses lunar months and solar sidereal years.The Vikram Samvat has been used by Hindus and Sikhs.
One of several regional Hindu calendars in use on the Indian subcontinent, it is based on twelve synodic lunar months and 365 solar days. The lunar year begins with the new moon of the month of Chaitra.This day, known as Chaitra Sukhladi, is a restricted holiday in India.
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The calendar remains in use by Hindus in Nepal and north, west and central India
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In Gujarat, the day after Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar (the first day of the month of Kartik)

The months in the Vikram Samvat with their roughly corresponding Gregorian months, are :

Vaiśākha (April–May)

Jyaiṣṭha (May–June)

Asādha (June–July)

Srāvana (July–August)

Bhādrapada (August–September)

Asvinā (September–October)

Kārtikā (October–November)

Agrahāyaṇa (November–December)

Pauṣa (December–January)

Māgha (January–February)

Phālguna (February–March)

Chaitra (March–April)
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