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Sawan

Sāwaṇ or Sāuṇ (Shahmukhi: }}; Gurmukhi: , ) is the fifth month in the Punjabi calendar and the Nanakshahi calendar. The Nanakshahi solar month begins on July 16th, after Harh, and ends on August 16th, being followed by Bhadon. The traditional Punjabi Bikrami lunisolar month begins on the day after the Harh full moon and ends on the Sawan full moon.

Many Indian calendars started in different eras such as the Shaka Calendar (national calendar of India), the traditional Vikrama, and as well as the Nanakshahi calendar which governs the activities within Sikhi. This month coincides with the Sanskrit Shraavana (श्रावण) month in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, with which it shares derivation, and with July and August in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 31 days long, like the Gregorian and Julian calendars.

This month is the most humid month of the year in South Asia. Provided by Wikipedia