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Indian Chronology (Solar, Lunar and Planetary): A Practical Guide to the Interpretation and Verification of Tithis, Nakshatras, Horoscopes and other Indian Time-records, B.C. 1 to A.D. 2000 c10.5

Indian Chronology (Solar, Lunar and Planetary): A Practical Guide to the Interpretation and Verification of Tithis, Nakshatras, Horoscopes and other Indian Time-records, B.C. 1 to A.D. 2000 c10.5

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21. We will now take three examples illustrating the different kinds of lunar years: (1) a year consisting of twelve lunar months, corresponding to as many solar months; (2) a year consisting of thirteen lunar months, which will include an *adhika*, i.e., an extra or intercalary lunar month; (3) a year of thirteen lunar months, exhibiting two intercalary or *adhika* lunar months and one suppressed or *kshaya* lunar month.