Maithili Calendar
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Maithili calendar or Tirhuta Panchang (तिरहुता पंचांग / তিরহুতা পঞ্চাঙ্গ) is a community calendar followed by the Maithil community of India and Nepal. It is one of the many Hindu calendars. It is a sidereal solar calendar in which the year begins on the first day of Baishakh month, i.e., Mesh Sankranti. Every year, this day falls on 13/14 April of Georgian calendar.
Pohela Baishakh in Poschim Banga, Rangali Bihu in Assam, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Vaishakhi in Punjab are also observed on the same day. These festivals also mark the beginning of new year in their respective regions.
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