Back Vikram Samvat Afrikaans فيكرم سامفات Arabic ڤيكرم سامفات ARZ বিক্ৰম সংবৎ Assamese Vikram Samvat AST Vikram-samvat Azerbaijani Бікрам Самват BE-X-OLD विक्रम संवत Bihari বিক্রম সংবৎ Bengali/Bangla Vikram Samvat Breton
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Vikram Samvat (ISO: Vikrama Saṁvata; abbreviated VS), also known as the Vikrami calendar is a national Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still also used in several Indian states and Nepal.[1][2] It is a solar calendar, using twelve to thirteen lunar months each solar sidereal years. The year count of the Vikram Samvat calendar is usually 57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar, except during January to April, when it is ahead by 56 years.
The Vikram Samvat calendar (also called Bikram Sambat in Nepali) should not be confused with the Nepal Sambat, a much more recent innovation.
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