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By taking the river Ganga as a base line, the whole region (India) is divided, on the basis of intensity of cold and rain, into two parts ref. In regions south of Ganga, rain being more, two ritu i.e. pravuÔa and varsha (early rainy and heavy rainy seasons) have been mentioned separately by the sages. In the regions north of Ganga, with a prevalence of snowfall factored in, two ritu namely hemanta and shishira (dewy season and cold season) have been mentioned separately. In the Gangetic plains (Eastern U.P. and Bihar), all the seasons can be found since it is the belt of sadharana desha.
 
By taking the river Ganga as a base line, the whole region (India) is divided, on the basis of intensity of cold and rain, into two parts ref. In regions south of Ganga, rain being more, two ritu i.e. pravuÔa and varsha (early rainy and heavy rainy seasons) have been mentioned separately by the sages. In the regions north of Ganga, with a prevalence of snowfall factored in, two ritu namely hemanta and shishira (dewy season and cold season) have been mentioned separately. In the Gangetic plains (Eastern U.P. and Bihar), all the seasons can be found since it is the belt of sadharana desha.
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Thus in Àyurveda, a year is divided in two ways on the basis of the following:
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Thus in Ayurveda, a year is divided in two ways on the basis of the following:
    
===== Seasonal regimen for healthy =====
 
===== Seasonal regimen for healthy =====