Living by the season, the Ayurvedic way
Plain guides to the doshas, the six seasons and the herbs in your cup.
Ritucharya · the six seasons
शिशिर
Shishira
Late winter · JAN–MAR
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वसन्त
Vasanta
Spring · MAR–MAY
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ग्रीष्म
Grishma
Summer · MAY–JUL
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वर्षा
Varsha
Monsoon · JUL–SEP
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शरद्
Sharad
Autumn · SEP–NOV
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हेमन्त
Hemanta
Early winter · NOV–JAN
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Ritucharya
Sharad: eating and living through autumn
After the rains, the sun comes back sharp. Sharad is Pitta's season, and Ayurveda's advice is to cool down: sweet, bitter and light food, and moonlit evenings.
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