Deshpande Panchang is the 1st Soorya-Siddhanteeya panchang which got published in Maharastra and the only pure Soorya-Siddhanteeya panchang in India. Deshpande Panchang is created by Mr. Gaurav Deshpande from Pune, Maharashtra, India. Gaurav is a Software Engineer by profession but since childhood Gaurav had an acute interest in Vaidik Granthaas and astrology. Panchang means ‘Panch Ang’ (Sanskrit). Tithi, Waar, Nakshatra, Yog and Karan are the main 5 angas (elements) of it. While studying this, he realized that there are mainly two types of Panchang creation methods in Hindu tradition. One is 'Soorya-siddhanteeya panchang' –which is followed since ancient times and another is 'Drik Panchang'- which has the history of not more than 50 to 60 years.