Originally Posted by
Believer
Namaste,
Welcome to the forum Shashtriji. And thank you for volunteering to help with my question.
In Saidevo's post above, the 4th link provides Lunar calenders for Indian, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam traditions. Here is what I am having trouble understanding,
Indian Calender: Jan1 2012 - Pausa tithi 11
Tamil Calender: Jan 1 2012 - Margazhi tithi 17
Telugu Calender:Jan 1 2012 - Kara tithi 11
Malayali Calender:Jan 1 2012 - Dhanu tithi 16
Unless I am misreading something, the only thing that I can conclude from this data is that the start of the Lunar year (and each month?) for different calenders is not keyed to Purnima or Amavasya. But that is contrary to what I have always believed. Any explanations?
Pranam.