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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Eleventh month of the Hindu calendar}}<br />
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| image = Holi (1).JPG<br />
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| caption = "Celebration of Spring by Krishna and Radha", 18th-century [[Miniature (illuminated manuscript)|miniature]]; in the [[Guimet Museum]], [[Paris]].<br />
| native_name = {{Native name|sa|फाल्गुन}}<br />
| calendar = [[Hindu calendar]]<br />
| num = 11<br />
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| season = Spring<br />
| gregorian = February-March<br />
| holidays = * [[Holi]]<br />
* [[Shigmo]]<br />
* [[Maha Shivaratri]]<br />
| prev_month = [[Magha (month)|Magha]]<br />
| next_month = [[Chaitra]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Phalguna''' ({{lang-sa|फाल्गुन|translit=Phālguna}}) is a [[month]] of the [[Hindu calendar]]. In [[Indian national calendar|India's national civil calendar]], Phalguna is twelfth month of the year, and corresponds with February/March in the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref>Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) ''Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary'' Third edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. {{ISBN|0-7808-0982-3}}</ref><br />
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In Luni-Solar calendars, Phalguna may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is the twelfth month of the year. However, in [[Gujarat]], [[Kartika (month)|Kartika]] is the first month of the year, and so Phalguna follows as the fifth month for [[Gujarati people|Gujaratis]]. The holidays of [[Holi]] (15 Phalguna in Amanta System/30 Phalguna In Purnimanta System) and [[Maha Shivaratri]] (14th Phalguna in Purnimanta System) are observed in this month.{{cn|date=August 2023}}<br />
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In the [[Vikram Samvat|Vikram Sambat]] calendar, Phalguna is the eleventh month of the year.<br />
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In solar religious calendars, Phalguna begins with the [[Sun]]'s entry into [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]], and is the twelfth month of the solar year.{{cn|date=August 2023}}<br />
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In the [[Vaishnava]] calendar, [[Govinda]] governs this month. [[Gaura-purnima]] celebrating the birth of the saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) also falls in this month.<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
Most parts of North India see the early celebration of the famous Hindu festival [[Holi]] in this month. Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna (''Phalguna [[Purnima (day)|Purnima]]''), which usually falls in the later part of February or March.{{cn|date=August 2023}}<br />
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The Hindu festival of [[Shigmo]] is also celebrated in [[Goa]] and [[Konkan]] in the month of Phalguna. Celebrations can stretch over a month and may last even after the Hindu Luni-Solar New Year begins. Another popular fair is [[Phalguna Mela in Khatushyamji]] in Rajasthan.{{cn|date=August 2023}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar]]<br />
*[[Hindu units of measurement]]<br />
* [[Hindu astronomy]]<br />
* [[Jyotish]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hindu calendar}}<br />
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[[Category:Months of the Hindu calendar|*12]]<br />
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