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THE SOLANKI PERIOD
89. V.
(A) Pūrṇimānta Dates Image Inscriptions
1310-PJLS., Part ii. No. 494, p. 312, Sanakhal
pur image inscription
Sam. 1310, Caitra, ba. di. 13, Guru
V. 1310 current Caitrādi :
133
Pūrṇimānta: Saturday, 9 March, A.C. 1252 Amanta Monday, 8 April, A.C. 1252
V. 1310 expired Caitrādi :
(or current Kārttikādi)
Purnimanta: Thursday, 27 February, A.C. 1253 The tithi ended about 13 h. 20 m. after mean sunrise.
Amanta: Suppressed between sunrise on Friday, 28 March. A.C. 1253 and sunrise on the next day.
V. 1310 expired Kārttikādi :
Purnimanta Wednesday, 18 March, A C. 1254 Amänta : Suppressed between sunrise on Thursday, 16 April, A.C. 1254 and sunrise on the next day.
The given tithi would correspond to Thursday, 27 February, A C. 1253 according to the expired Caitrādi Pūrṇimanta system or better to Thursday, 16 April, A.C. 1254, according to expired Kärttikādi Amanta system. In the latter case the given tithi was suppressed between sunrise on 16 April and sunrise on 17 April, both on the basis of mean sunrise and even local sunrise. However, on calculating according to the Brahma Siddhanta, the given tithi is found to have already
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