Thrayodashi

Thirteenth day of the lunar fortnight of the Hindu calendar

Trayodashi is the Sanskrit word for "thirteen", and is the thirteenth day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Thrayodashi days, being the thirteenth day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively. Thus Thrayodashi occurs on the thirteenth and the twenty-eighth day of each month.

Festivals

  • Dhanteras, also called Dhantrayodasi, is the first day of Diwali.[1] It occurs on Thrayodashi in the month of Ashvin.

References

  1. ^ Aurobinda Prasad Gayan (17 October 2017). "Happy Dhanteras! But is it really a good day to buy gold?". Economic Times. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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Days of the Paksha
  1. Pratipadam
  2. Dvitiya
  3. Tritiya
  4. Chaturthi
  5. Panchami
  6. Shashti
  7. Saptami
  8. Ashtami
  9. Navami
  10. Dashami
  11. Ekadashi
  12. Dvadashi
  13. Thrayodashi
  14. Chaturdashi
  15. Purnima/ Amavasya


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