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Kartikais the seventh month in the Bikram Samwat

Bikram Samwat

Vikram Samvat is the calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya...

, the official Calendar for Nepalese. This month usually starts in 18th October till 16th November. This month usually has 30 days.Kartika is also known as the month of festivals because two major festivals, Dashain and Tihar

Tihar

Tihar is a five-day Nepalese festival celebrated in late autumn, which comes soon after Dashain. Two of these days incorporates the Hindu festival Deepavali, where one day is celebrated for goddess Laxmi and the other one is celebrated to worship brothers for their long life. However, all ethnic...

, usually falls in this month.

Months in Nepali Calendar

No.	Name	Nepali Nepali language Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...	Days
1	Baishākh Baishakh (Nepali calendar) Baishakh is the First month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with April 14 to May 14 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long.Important Events during this month:April 14: Baishakh 1, New Year...	बैशाख	30 / 31
2	Jeṭha Jetha (Nepali calendar) Jetha is the second month in Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month starts with May 15 to 14 June of the Western calendar and is 30 days long. The Bikram Sambat originated from the Vikram Samwat....	जेष्ठ or जेठ	31 / 32
3	Asār Asar (Nepali calendar) Asar also called Aashadh is the third month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with June 15 to July 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 or 32 long.-Months in Nepali Calendar:-References:...	आषाढ or असार	31 / 32
4	Sāun Saaun (Nepali calendar) Saaun also called Shrawan is the fourth and the last month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with July 17 to August 16 of the Western calendar and is 31 days long.-Months in Nepali Calendar:...	श्रावण or साउन	31 / 32
5	Bhadau Bhadau (Nepali calendar) Bhadau also called Bhadra is the fifth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with Auguar 17 to September 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long....	भाद्र or भदौ	31 / 32
6	Asoj Asoj (Nepali calendar) Asoj also called Ashwin is the sixth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with September 17 to October 17 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long....	आश्विन or असोज	30 / 31
7	Kartik Kartika (Nepali calendar) Kartika is the seventh month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Calendar for Nepalese. This month usually starts in 18th October till 16th November. This month usually has 30 days.Kartika is also known as the month of festivals because two major festivals, Dashain and Tihar, usually falls in this...	कार्तिक	29 / 30
8	Mangsir	मार्ग or मंसिर	29 / 30
9	Push	पौष or पुष/पूस	29 / 30
10	Magh Magh (Nepali calendar) Magh is the tenth month in Bikram Sambat or B.S., the official and Hindu religious calendar of Nepal. This month approximately coincides with January 15 to February 12 of the Gregorian calendar and is 29 days long.Important religious holidays:...	माघ	29 / 30
11	Falgun Falgun Falgun is the eleventh month in the नेपाली Nepali calendar বঙ্গাব্দ Bangla Calendar and the Bikram Sambat. This also marks the arrival of spring,the sixth and final season in Nepal and Bangladesh...	फाल्गुन or फागुन	29 / 30
12	Chaitra Chait (Nepali calendar) Chait also called Chaitra is the twelfth and the last month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with March 15 to April 13 of the Western calendar and is 30 days long.Important Events during this month:...	चैत्र or चैत	30 / 31

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