ashvina
आश्विन āśvinaAshvina is the seventh lunar month, roughly September–October. It carries Sharad Navaratri, Durga Puja, and Dussehra (Vijayadashami).
Where this term appears
- Reading the Hindu Calendar Treatise
There are twelve: Chaitra , Vaishakha , Jyeshtha , Ashadha , Shravana , Bhadrapada , Ashvina , Kartika , Margashirsha , Pausha , Magha , and Phalguna .
- The Nine Nights Treatise
Navaratri, the nine nights, falls in the bright fortnight of Ashvina, around September or October, and is the great autumn festival of the Goddess. Its story is the…
- Victory and Light Treatise
Vijayadashami, or Dussehra, on the tenth tithi of bright Ashvina, is the day of victory: Rama's defeat of Ravana and Durga's defeat of Mahishasura, marked by the…