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In Hinduism, Bhadra is a god of the hunt and one of Shiva's Gana. The eighth queen of the Lord Krishna was Bhadra, the daughter of King Bhadrasen. It is also an epithet of mount Meru.
Bhadra or Bhadrapada or Bhaado ( Hindi: भादों bhaado, Sanskrit: भाद्रपद bhaadrapada, Bhadra) is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to August/September in the Gregorian calendar. In India's national civil calendar (Shaka calendar), Bhadra is the sixth month of the year, beginning on 23 August and ending on 22 September. Known as Purattaasi, it is the sixth month of the Tamil solar calendar. In solar religious calendars, Bhadra begins with the Sun's entry into Virgo, and is usually the sixth month of the year. In Nepal's Bikram Sambat, Bhadra is the fifth month.
In lunar religious calendars, Bhadra begins on the new moon in August/September and is the sixth month of the year. The festival of Ganesha Chaturthi, celebrating the birthday of Ganesha, is observed from the 4-10 Bhadrapada in the bright fortnight and is the main holiday of the year in Maharashtra. Per Shaka calendar, the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada is reserved for the veneration of the dead. This period is known as Pitru Paksha.
In the Vaishnava calendar, Hrishikesh governs this month.
The Goddess Radha was born on the eighth day of this month. vaishnavas and some shivites fast during the whole month of "purattasi" in tamilnadu and visit vaishnav temples in Saturday.
Shukla Paksha
Krishna Paksha
1. Prathama
1. Prathama
2. Dwitiya
2. Dwitiya
3. Tritiya
3. Tritiya
4. Chaturthi
4. Chaturthi
5. Panchami
5. Panchami
6. Shashti
6. Shashti
7. Saptami
7. Saptami
8. Ashtami
8. Ashtami
9. Navami
9. Navami
10. Dashami
10.Dashami
11. Ekadashi
11.Ekadashi
12. Dwadashi
12.Dwadashi
13. Thrayodashi
13.Thrayodashi
14. Chaturdashi
14.Chaturdashi
15. Purnima
15. Amavasya
Bhadra is a Telugu action film released on 12 May 2005 (Dubbed in Malayalam as Brahmam and in Hindi as Badala) and was directed by debutant director Boyapati Srinu featured Ravi Teja, Arjan Bajwa and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film was later remade into Tamil as Saravana, in Kannada as Gaja, in Bengali as Josh with Jeet & Srabanti Malakar & in Bangladeshi Bengali as Bhaolobeshe Morte Pari (2010 film) with Shakib Khan & Sahara.
Bhadra also known as Bhadau is the fifth month in the Bikram Sambat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with August 17 to September 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long.
Being mostly based on Hindu calendar, Nepali calendar's festival dates are flexible. Important events are:
- around August 20: Bhadra 4, Gokarna Aunsi
- around August 22: Bhadra 6, Dar Khane
- around August 23: Bhadra 7, Haritalika Teej (Public Holiday for Women)
- around August 24: Bhadra 8, Rishi Panchami
- Bhadra 29, Children's Day)
According to the scripture Bhagavata Purana, Bhadra is the seventh of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dwapara Yuga (epoch). The Vishnu Purana as well as the Harivamsa does not name Bhadra in the list of the Ashtabharya.
Bhadra is a Hindu goddess of the hunt.
Bhadra may also refer to:
' Bhadra' is a 2011 Kannada action romance film about a village boy who goes to college and falls in love with his classmate, who turns out be the sister of an underworld don. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Ranam.
Bhadra is a 2001 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mammy Century, starring Shankar and Vinaya Prasad in the lead roles.
Bhadra Assembly constituency is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Churu (Lok Sabha constituency).
Bhadra Constituency covers all voters from Bhadra tehsil and part of Nohar tehsil, which includes ILRC Ramgarh.
Year
Name of Elected M.L.A.
Party Affiliation
1. 1967
H Raj
Indian National Congress
2. 1972
Gyan Singh Choudhary
Indian National Congress
3. 1977
Lal Chand
Janata Party
4. 1980
Gyan Singh Choudhary
Indian National Congress (I)
5. 1985
Lal Chand
Lok Dal
6. 1990
Lal Chand
Janata Dal
7. 1993
Gyan Singh Choudhary
Independent
8. 1998
Sanjeev Kumar
Indian National Congress
9. 2003
Dr Suresh Chaudhary
Independent
10. 2008
Jaideep
Independent
11. 2013
Sanjeev Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party