Kumbha (month) of Mīna. The solar month is significant because it inspires the name of the 12-year cycled Kumbha Mela, where Hindu pilgrims gather by tens of millions to one of four pilgrimage sites, in the weeks before it starts. The Kumbha month is called "Masi" in the Tamil Hindu calendar. The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Kumbha, just like they do with other months. For example, the "Surya Siddhanta" calculates the duration of Kumbha to be 29 days, 19 hours, 41 minutes and 12 seconds. In contrast, the "Arya Siddhanta"
Mithuna (month) solar month of Karkaṭa. The Mithuna month is called "Ani" in the Tamil Hindu calendar. The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Mithuna, just like they do with other months. For example, the "Surya Siddhanta" calculates the duration of Mithuna to be 31 days, 15 hours, 28 minutes and 24 seconds. In contrast, the "Arya Siddhanta" calculates the duration of the Mithuna month to be 31 days, 14 hours, 34 minutes and 24 seconds. Mithuna is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to Gemini (astrology). Mithuna (month)