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Hindu SamvatsaraaNi (Names of the Hindu calendar years or Samvatsara) The Hindu calendar has a cycle of 60 years with names of each year given below. For easy reference, in the current year April 2003 will be the Hindu new year of Swabhaanu. The Sowramana (Solar) as well as the Chandramana (Lunar) cycles, follow the same naming pattern. But the cycles of Solar / Lunar Calendar are slightly different and this results in the two cycles to start usually a few days apart. In 2003 the Lunar Calendar year begins on April 2, while the Solar Calendar will begin on April 15. For the exact time etc., please consult the calendar of that year.

1. Prabhava 2. Vibhava 3. Shukla 4. Pramoduta 5. Prajothpatthi 6. Angeerasa 7. Srimukha 8. Bhaava 9. Yuva 10. Dhaatr 11. Eeshwara 12. Bahudhaanya 13. Pramaadhi 14. Vikrama 15. Vishu 16. Chitrabhanu 17. Swabhaanu 18. TaaraNa 19. Paarthiva 20. Vyaya 21. Sarvajith 22. Sarvadhaari 23. Virodhi 24. Vikrthi 25. Khara 26. Nandana 27. Vijaya 28. Jaya 29. Manmatha 30. Durmukhi 31. HeviLambi 32. ViLami 33. Vikari 34. Shaarvari 35. Plava 36. Shubhakrith

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37. Shobhakrith 38. Krodhi 39. Vishwavasu 40. Paraabhava 41. Plavanga 42. Keelaka 43. Soumya 44. SaadhaaraNa 45. Virodhikrith 46. Pareedhaavi 47. Pramaadeecha 48. Ananda 49. Raakshasa 50. NaLa 51. PaingaLa 52. KaaLayukthi 53. Siddaarthi 54. Roudri 55. Durmathi 56. Dundubhi 57. Rudirodgaari 58. Rakthaakshi 59. Krodhana 60. Akshaya