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580:Baishākh
450:Phalguna
400:Vaisakha
43:Phalguna
28:Aquarius
622:Mangsir
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506:Vṛścika
486:Karkaṭa
481:Mithuna
476:Vṛṣabha
410:Ashadha
405:Jyeshta
395:Chaitra
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471:Mesha
464:Solar
445:Magha
388:Lunar
39:Tapas
634:Māgh
610:Asoj
598:Sāun
592:Asār
586:Jeṭh
526:Mīna
501:Tulā
333:ISBN
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