SIGNIFICANCE OF ASHVIN, KARTIK, MARGSHREESH, PAUSH , MAGH AND PHAGUN

ASHVIN

Ashwin or Ashvin or Ashwan , also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, the solar calendar where it is known as Aipassi and the solar India's national civil calendar. It is the sixth month in the solar Bengali calendar and seventh in the lunar Indian national calendar of the Deccan Plateau. It falls in the season of autumn. In Vedic Jyotish, Ashwin begins with the Sun's enter in Virgo.

It overlaps September and October of the Gregorian calendar and is the month preceding Diwali the festival of lights. In lunar religious calendars, Ashwin begins on the new moon after the autumn equinox.

KARTIK

Kartika, Karthika or Kartik or Kartika  is a month in Hindu calendar, that typically overlaps October and November. In the Bengali, Maithili, and Nepali calendar, it is the 7th month, in the Tamil calendar it is the 8th month.It is a month of festivals.festivals like DEEPAWALI

MARGSHEERSH

As per the ancient scriptures, it is important to please dead ancestors. Those suffering from Pitra dosha, devoid of a child, or when Rahu is debilitated in the ninth house, must observe fast on Margashirsha Amavasya which gives desirable results. According to Vishnu Purana, by observing Margashirsha Amavasya fast, all the deities including Lord Brahma, Lord Indra, Lord Shiva, Ashwini Kumar, Surya, Agni, birds, animals, and evils can be pleased along with dead ancestors.In Bhagwad Gita, Lord Krishna says that he is the Margashirsha month. In Satyug, Devas considered the first day of Margashirsha month as a beginning of the year. During this month, devotees should bath in rivers and chant Namo Narayanaya Mantra or Gayatri mantra while taking a holy dip. Devotees must perform Bhajans and Kirtans throughout Margashirsha.

Margashirsha Purnima is considered very auspicious. Lord Satyanarayana is worshipped on Margashirsha Purnima to relieve all problems and sins. Donations and charities are also performed. Devotees recite Satyanarayan Katha which gives pleasurable results.Margashirsha month is related to the onset of Mrigasira star. As per the astrologers, Margashirsha Purnima begins from Mrigashira nakshatra. Hence, the month is known as Margashirsha month or Magsar or Agahan and Agrahayan. Lord Krishna has narrated the importance of this month to Gopis. Taking a bath in Yamuna river during Margashirsha month is highly auspicious.

PAUSH

Pausha  is a month of the Hindu calendar and as well in the Indian national calendar; it's the tenth month of the year, corresponding with December/January in the Gregorian calendar.

In lunar Hindu calendars, Pausha (also called Paush or Poush maas) begins with either the full or new moon in December and is the ninth month of the year. Since it follows the lunar cycle, its start and end varies year by year unlike the solar cycle Hindu calendars. Pausha is a winter (Shishir Ritu) month. The Hindu lunar month Pausha overlaps with its solar month Dhanu in the Hindu lunisolar calendars.

MAAGH

Magh Mela is known to be one of the most popular fairs in Uttarkashi district in the Garhwal Region state of Uttarakhand. It is a religious and cultural fair that has now become an important tourism festival for the state. It is held in the Magh Month (January) and has fixed dates each year i.e, from 14 January (when the Makar Sankranti is celebrated) to 21 January. Dolis or palanquin, carrying deity of Kandar god and other Hindu gods and goddesses from various parts of Uttarkashi are brought on the first day of the fair to the Ramlila Ground at Uttarkashi through Pata-Sangrali Village. During this fair, devotees from different places come for Ganga Snan( taking a dip in Ganga River).
Magh Mela lasts for more than a week in which people from different parts of Uttarakhand display their local produce and handcrafted items. People spark up the commencement of this festival with the beating of drums in the town situated on the banks of Bhagirathi River. This festival is also important because it shows the traditional side of the state of Uttarakhand. The fair in the modern time is not restricted to Uttarkashi district, it is organized at several places in the state now. Since the fair takes place in the winter month of January, a skiing ground is prepared in Dayara Bugyal, which is one of the beautiful meadows of India.

PHALGUN

Phagun  is the twelfth and last month of the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with Phalguna in the Hindu calendar and the Indian National calendar, and February and March of the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 or 31 days long.