Hi, Sudi and Vadi refer to the two halves of the month. Sudi I think is the first half which culminates in Poornima which is the full moon. Vadi therefore is the second half, the dark half as it were.Bhadawa refers to Bhadrapad. This month is known variously as Bhadarwa, Bhadarwo, Bhadon..... Salaams Sundeep ----- Original Message ----- From: Henry Soszynski <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 5:38 AM Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Indian Calendar > Greetings, > What month does Bhadawa Sudi equate to in the Indian Calendar. It > doesn't appear under that name in the software program, Calendar magic, > which has the following months only. > Jyaistha > Ashadha > Sravana > Bhadrapada > Asvina > Kartika > Margarsirsha > Pausha > Magha > Phalguna > Chaitra > Vaisakha > TIA > Cheers, > Henry > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >

At 11:41 AM 13/06/04 +0300, SUNDEEP wrote: >Hi, > >Sudi and Vadi refer to the two halves of the month. Sudi I think is the >first half which culminates in Poornima which is the full moon. Vadi >therefore is the second half, the dark half as it were.Bhadawa refers to >Bhadrapad. This month is known variously as Bhadarwa, Bhadarwo, Bhadon..... > >Salaams >Sundeep > Many thanks Sundeep, I can now do the calculation. Cheers, Henry