Bhadra (Hindu calendar)
(重定向自Bhadrapada)
Bhadra or Bhadrapada or Bhaado (Hindi: भादों bhaado, Sanskrit: भाद्रपद bhaadrapad, Nepali:भाद्र Bhadra) is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to August/September in the Gregorian calendar. In India's national civil calendar (Shaka calendar), Bhadra is the sixth month of the year, beginning on 23 August and ending on 22 September. Known as Purattaasi, it is the sixth month of the Tamil solar calendar. In solar religious calendars, Bhadra begins with the Sun's entry into Virgo, and is usually the sixth month of the year. In Nepal's Bikram Sambat, Bhadra is the fifth month.