the six ritus ยท monsoon arrival dates ยท festivals month by month.
the year ยท six ritus
monsoon arrival ยท south-west ยท avg normal onset
enters india at kerala coast around june 1 ยท covers the country by mid-july ยท withdraws oct 15โ31. north-east monsoon (tamil nadu + coastal AP + rayalaseema) runs october โ december.
month by month
the six ritus (เคเคคเฅ) โ vasanta (spring), grฤซแนฃma (summer), varแนฃฤ (monsoon), ลarada (autumn), hemanta (pre-winter), ลiลira (winter). each ~2 months. dates here align to gregorian approximation. hindu calendars start each ritu around mid-month; sanskrit tradition pairs lunar months (chaitra, vaiลฤkha, etc.) with each ritu. festivals vary โ many are lunar, so the gregorian date shifts year to year.