Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c2.52

c2.52

In the Saka year 1091, or A.D. 1168, the month of Srâvana was intercalary as recorded in an inscription of Vyaya Pandya Deva.* At that date the luni-solar year began on the 1st March, and the solar year on the 24th March. The 23rd March was, therefore, the 31st day of the solar month of Chaitra, and the 1st March was the 8th day of the solar Chaitra. Now, according to the native rule when the luni-solar year begins on the 6th, 7th or 8th of the solar month of Chaitra, then the month of Srâvana will be intercalary. Turning to my Table XVII, page 175, it will be seen that in the year A.D. 1168, or Saka 1091, the month of Srâvana was intercalary. That it was an intercalary year is proved absolutely by the initial date of the following year Saka 1092, which is 20 days later, and therefore the year 1091 just ended must have consisted of 13 lunar months.