Collection: Magh (माघ): January-February

Magh—the lunar month of holy baths and blossoming mustard—ushers India’s cusp of winter-to-spring. Pilgrims flock to the Ganga for Mauni Amavasya’s silent dip, scholars invoke Saraswati on Vasant Panchami, and the Sun rides forth on Ratha Saptami. Mid-month, Vishnu’s Jaya Ekadashi fast and Maharashtra’s Ganesh Jayanti add regional colour, while the full-moon Magha Purnima crowns the month’s Magh Mela with a million lamps on the Sangam’s banks.