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Karttika

Karttika

1 9.9
A month in the Hindu calendar that usually falls in October or November
  • noun
  • Indian
: Karttika
  • During Karttika, many Hindus observe fasting and perform rituals to honor their deities.

Examples

  • The festival of lights is celebrated in Karttika, marking the end of the monsoon season.

  • Karttika is known as the eighth month of the Hindu calendar, usually occurring in Karttika or November.

  • All afternoon, my eyes have returned again and again to a picture of the god Karttika, Siva's son.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The name Karttikaswamy, "Lord Karttika," is written at the top of the notebook page, and at the bottom of the page, the artist has placed his signature, P.M. Chinnaswamy, "Lord Junior."

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

Kartik
vsKarttika
  • Indian
1 9.3

The eighth month in the Hindu calendar that usually falls in October or November

is the same month but spelled in a different form

Surface Forms

Karttika singular
Karttikas plural

Etymology

The word Karttika comes from the Sanskrit Kārtika, named after the star group Kṛttikā 'the Pleiades' and the god Kartikeya. Because this month was linked to those stars, Karttika now means the Hindu month that falls around October and November.