A lunar month, about April to May
Sanskrit name of a lunar month, from the nakshatra (star) near its full moon: Vishakha.
Vaishakha falls in about April to May on the solar calendar, and is the month of Vaisakhi, Buddha Purnima and Akshaya Tritiya. The exact dates move a little each year because the Hindu calendar follows the moon.
Basava Jayanti marks Basavanna's birth on Akshaya Tritiya. This article sets out the day, what we know of the vachanas and early accounts, and what is custom.
Hanuman Jayanti honours Hanuman's birth on different days in different regions. This article sets out the dates, the Valmiki story and what is custom.
Narasimha Jayanti marks the appearance of the man-lion on the bright fourteenth of Vaishakha. This article sets out the day, the Bhagavata story, and what is custom.
The fourteenth Tirthankara, born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha at Ayodhya, renounces a vast kingdom for the boundless liberation his name had promised.
Under the Bodhi tree, Siddhartha resolved not to rise until he found the truth, withstood Mara's temptations, and awakened to the Four Noble Truths.
How Lord Venkateswara, enshrined atop the seven hills of Tirumala, took a vast loan from Kubera to marry Padmavati — a divine debt devotees still help repay through their offerings to this day.