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=== उपाकर्मः ॥ Upakarma ===
 
=== उपाकर्मः ॥ Upakarma ===
In pre-historic times the annual session of schools and colleges began soon after the commencement of the rainy season.  
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In pre-historic times the annual session of education began soon after the commencement of the rainy season when the sowing operations were over and crops had began to sprout. By the full moon of month of Sravana (August) the sowing activity would be over and the ritual of Upakarma, i.e., gathering the vedic knowledge, was performed on that day. The full moon days of Ashadha, Sravana and Bhadrapada are mentioned by different authorities as appropriate days for Upakarma (Bau. Grh. 3.1.2-3, Hir. Grh. Sut 2.18)<ref name=":0" />
    
== Terms related to Study ==
 
== Terms related to Study ==

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