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=== ''Vidhi vimarsha'' ===

=== ''Vidhi vimarsha'' ===

==== Division of samvatsara (year) and ritus ====

==== Division of ''samvatsara'' (year) and ''ritus'' ====

The Year or Samvatsara is divided into two ayana or solstices, depending upon the position of the Sun with respect to the Earth i.e. Uttarayana or adana kala and dakshinayana or visarga kala. Each ayana includes three ritus. This is known as ritu cycle of six seasons. Six ritus are divided on the basis of the predominant effect of Sun and Moon. Air motivates the Sun and the Moon. vata is responsible for differentiation of ritus.1 The uttarayana or northward position of the Sun and its act of dehydration/undernourishment brings about three seasons, including shishira, vasanta and grishma. The dakshinayana or southward position of the Sun and its act of hydration/nourishment gives rise to other three seasons, including varsha, sharad and hemanta.

The Year or ''Samvatsara'' is divided into two ''ayana'' or solstices, depending upon the position of the Sun with respect to the Earth i.e. ''Uttarayana'' or ''adana kala'' and ''dakshinayana'' or ''visarga kala''. Each ''ayana'' includes three ''ritus''. This is known as ''ritu'' cycle of six seasons. Six ''ritus'' are divided on the basis of the predominant effect of Sun and Moon. Air motivates the Sun and the Moon. ''Vata'' is responsible for differentiation of ''ritus''.1 The ''uttarayana'' or northward position of the Sun and its act of dehydration/undernourishment brings about three seasons, including ''shishira, vasanta'' and ''grishma''. The ''dakshinayana'' or southward position of the Sun and its act of hydration/nourishment gives rise to other three seasons, including ''varsha, sharada'' and ''hemanta''.

By taking the river Ganga as a base line, the whole region (India) is divided, on the basis of intensity of cold and rain, into two parts ref. In regions south of Ganga, rain being more, two ritu i.e. pravuÔa and varsha (early rainy and heavy rainy seasons) have been mentioned separately by the sages. In the regions north of Ganga, with a prevalence of snowfall factored in, two ritu namely hemanta and shishira (dewy season and cold season) have been mentioned separately. In the Gangetic plains (Eastern U.P. and Bihar), all the seasons can be found since it is the belt of sadharana desha.

By taking the river Ganga as a base line, the whole region (India) is divided on the basis of intensity of cold and rain into two parts '''ref'''. In regions south of Ganga, rain being more, two ''ritu'' i.e. ''pravusha'' and ''varsha'' (early rainy and heavy rainy seasons) have been mentioned separately by the sages. In the regions north of Ganga, with a prevalence of snowfall factored in, two ''ritu'' namely ''hemanta'' and ''shishira'' (dewy season and cold season) have been mentioned separately. In the Gangetic plains (Eastern U.P. and Bihar), all the seasons can be found since it is the belt of ''sadharana desha''.

Thus in Ayurveda, a year is divided in two ways on the basis of the following:

Thus in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Ayurveda], a year is divided in two ways on the basis of the following:

===== Seasonal regimen for healthy living =====

===== Seasonal regimen for healthy living =====

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! !! Ayana !! Ritu !! Indian Months !! Influential Rashi !! English Months

! !! ''Ayana'' !! ''Ritu'' !! Indian Months !! Influential ''Rashi'' !! English Months

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| rowspan="6" | Samvatsara

| rowspan="6" | ''Samvatsara''

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Uttarayana

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | ''Uttarayana''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Shishira (Late Winter)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Shishira'' (Late Winter)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Magha(Tapa) and Phalguna(Tapasya)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Magha''(Tapa) and ''Phalguna''(Tapasya)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Makara and Kumbha

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Makara'' and ''Kumbha''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Mid-Jan to Mid-March

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Mid-Jan to Mid-March

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| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Vasanta (Spring)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Vasanta'' (Spring)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Chaitra(Madhu) and Vaishaka(Madhava)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Chaitra''(Madhu) and ''Vaishaka''(Madhava)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Meena and Mesha

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Meena and Mesha

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Mid-March to Mid-May

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Mid-March to Mid-May