Marathi/Months

Marathi months are not similar and don't match with English months.

List of Marathi Months

1.चैत्र - Chaitra - April to May

Chaitra begins with the new moon in April. The first day of the year is known as gudi padwa

2.वैशाख - Vaishakh - May to June

Vaishakh is season of crop harvesting and the second month of hindu calendar.Also Buddha Purnima falls in this month.

3.ज्येष्ठ - Jeshta -June to July

Maharashtrians celebrate vat purnima in this month. This is third month of hindu calendar.

4.आषाढ - Ashad - July to August

In this fourth month, Maharashtrians celebrate Gurupurnima and ashadi ekadashi celebrate.

5.श्रावण - Shravan - August to September

This fifth month brings also the festivals of Naagpanchimi and Narali purnima, Rakshabandhan .

6.भाद्रपद - Bhadrapad - September to October

This is month marks the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.

7.आश्विन - Ashwin - October to November

Navratri, Durga puja, Kojagiri, Dasra, are all festivals celebrated in the seventh month of Ashwin.

8.कार्तिक - Kartik - November to December

Lakshmi pujan implies the worship of goddess Lakshmi.

Diwali Bhaubeej is celebrated in the month of Kartik.

9.मार्गशीर्ष -Margrashish -December to January

Shree Datta Jayanti celebrated in the month of Margashirsh.

10.पौष - Paush - January to February

Makar sankranti is celebrated in this month & Paush अमावस्या is also celebrated in this month.

11.माघ - Maagh -February to March

Mahashivratri is celebrated in this month. On this day, people worship Lord Mahadev.

12.फाल्गुन - Faalgun - March to April

This is last month in the Hindu calendar. Holi is celebrated in this month.

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