Lunar month
Phalguna
The last month of the year and the season of colour: Maha Shivaratri, then Holika Dahan and Holi at its full moon, closing the year before Chaitra begins.
February to MarchWinter (Shishir)Full moon in Purva / Uttara Phalguni
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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.