Ashvin is the seventh month of the lunar year, typically occurring between September and October, according to the lunar calendar, which is used to calculate most Hindu religious events.
- Monsoon rains typically taper down in Ashvin, and the temperature turns a little cooler.
- The Pitrpaksha, or gloomy (waning) half of this month, is one of the most inauspicious periods of the year.
- The autumn Navaratri, which culminates in Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami, is one of the most significant festivals of the year in the bright (waxing) half.
- Indira Ekadashi, Papankusha Ekadashi, and Valmiki Jayanti are some of the other festivities that take place during this month.
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