Ashwin (आश्विन): September-October

Ashwin—Hinduism’s season of triumph—opens with ancestral farewells on Mahalaya Amavasya and crescendos into nine nights of Shakti during Sharadiya Navratri. Drums pound through Durga Puja pandals, Ravana effigies crackle on Vijayadashami, and the harvest moon pours silver blessings on Sharad Purnima. The month winds down with love-fasts like Karva Chauth and maternal prayers on Ahoi Ashtami, making September-October a tapestry of devotion, family and festive colour.