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 | | When two months are rolled into one in the case of a kshaya maasa, the festivals of both months will also be rolled into this kshaya maasa. |
 | | For example, the festival of Mahaashivaraatri which is to be observed on the fourteenth tithi of the Maagha krishna paksha was, in 1983 CE, observed on the corresponding tithi of Pausha-Maagha kshaya krishna paksha, since in that year, Pausha and Maagha were rolled into one, as we mentioned above. |
 | | The new year day is the first day of the shukla paksha of Chaitra In the case of adhika or kshaya months relating to Chaitra, the aforementioned religious rules apply giving rise to the following results: |
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