The Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar is a lunar calendar used in Nepal, India (Bharat or Hindustan), Bangladesh and some other parts of south east Asia. It is based on the ancient Hindu lunar calendar and is approximately 56.7 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar.

‘Nepali Patro’   Date Converter: To convert a date from the Bikram Sambat calendar to the Gregorian calendar (AD), you can use a date converter tool available on Nepali Patro app and website, which allows users to input a date in the Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar and convert it to a date in the Gregorian calendar (AD).