Mithila & Bihar Panchangs

मिथिला पंचांग

Mithila and Bihar panchangs — Lalit Narayan Mithila Vishwavidyalaya Panchang (Darbhanga), Maithili tradition almanacs, Raj Panchang, and Tirhut Panchang.

All Mithila & Bihar Panchangs (2)

Mithila & the Maithili Calendrical Tradition

The Mithila region (Bihar + adjoining Nepali Terai) has a distinct Maithili calendrical tradition. The most authoritative reference is the Mithila Vishwavidyalaya Panchang, published since 1978-79 by Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU) and based on the ancient text Makrand. It is also called Mithila Raj Panchang, referencing the erstwhile Darbhanga Raj patronage.

A separate tradition is the Tirhuta Panchang — a tropical solar Hindu calendar where the year begins on 1st Baishakh, distinguishing it from the lunar-solar panchangs used elsewhere in India.

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How many mithila & bihar panchangs are catalogued here?
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When are annual editions released?
Most mithila & bihar panchangs are released ahead of the relevant Hindu New Year — Ugadi (Telugu/Kannada, late March/early April), Puthandu (Tamil, mid-April), Vishu (Kerala, mid-April), Vikram Samvat Pratipada (North India, late March/April), Poila Boishakh (Bengali, mid-April), or Bikram Sambat (Nepali, mid-April).

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