Chaitra or Chait is also the last month in the Nepali calendar (the Vikram Samvat), where it commences in mid-March.

In the Sindhi calendar, this month is referred to as Chet and is marked by the celebration of the Cheti Chand (birth of Jhulelal, an incarnation of Vishnu).

[citation needed] In the more traditional reckoning, the first month commences in March or April of the Gregorian calendar,[1][2] depending upon whether the adhika masa (extra month for alignment of lunar or solar calendar) was observed in the year.

In Chandramana (lunar) religious calendars, Chaitra begins with the new moon in March−April and is the first month of the year.

The first day of month Chaitra is celebrated as Hindu New Year's Day, known as Gudi Padwa[6][better source needed] in Maharashtra, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu[7] and Ugadi in Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.