Adhika Amavasya is the Amavasya day of the Adhik Maas. Adhik Maas (Purushottam Maas) is an extra month in the Hindu calendar that is inserted to keep the lunar and solar calendars aligned. The position of Adhik Maas amongst the other months is variable, re-occurring about every 32.5 months.
Since times immemorial, the fortnightly cycle of the moon has been considered the main backbone of the calculation of time in the Hindu calendar. The different phases of moon during the waxing and waning half of the month marks the different occasions, festivals and celebrations in a year. Amavasys is the day falling in between the Krishna Paksha (waning phase) and Shukla Paksha (waxing phase) and therefore sets an important phase in the religious life of Hindus.
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