Lunar month
Chaitra
The first month of the Hindu lunar year. The new year begins on its first bright day (Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand), followed by nine nights of Chaitra Navratri, Rama Navami and Hanuman Jayanti.
March to AprilSpring (Vasant)Full moon in Chitra
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Months are counted the North Indian way (purnimanta): a month runs from one full moon to the next, so the dark half belongs to the following month. In Maharashtra, Gujarat and the South the dark half belongs to the earlier month, so the same festival can carry a different month name there.