A lunar month, about February to March
Sanskrit name of a lunar month, from the nakshatra (star) near its full moon: Uttara Phalguni.
Phalguna falls in about February to March on the solar calendar, and is the month of Holi at its full moon. The exact dates move a little each year because the Hindu calendar follows the moon.
Maha Shivratri is the dark fourteenth night of Magha, kept with a fast and vigil. The article sets out the Shiva Purana's rite and which stories came later.
Vamana's three paces and King Bali's kept promise as the Bhagavata Purana tells it, and how Kerala's Onam tradition tells Mahabali's yearly return.
Pratikramana is the Jain ritual of turning back from harm, one of six obligatory duties in the Avashyaka Sutra, practiced daily, fortnightly, and at the annual Samvatsari.
Suparshvanatha, born at Varanasi, renounced his throne after watching leaves fall, becoming the seventh Tirthankara through the plainest of life's lessons.
The sacred story from the Brahmanda Purana of the Amla tree (Indian Gooseberry) created from Lord Vishnu's tears, granting salvation even to a sinful hunter in Phalguna Shukla Paksha.
The Skanda and Padma Purana katha of how Lord Rama kept Vijaya Ekadashi before building the Setu bridge to defeat Ravana.