Lunar month
Ashwin
The fortnight for ancestors (Pitru Paksha) gives way to the nine nights of Sharad Navratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra, and the month closes with the bright full moon of Sharad Purnima.
September to OctoberAutumn (Sharad)Full moon in Ashwini
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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.