A lunar month, about November to December
Sanskrit name of a lunar month, from the nakshatra (star) near its full moon: Mrigashira.
Margashirsha falls in about November to December on the solar calendar, and is the month Krishna names as his own in the Bhagavad Gita; the Tamil Margazhi falls alongside it. The exact dates move a little each year because the Hindu calendar follows the moon.
Ekadashi is the sacred eleventh lunar day of Vishnu, kept with fasting, prayer and restraint of the senses. Its origin, fasting levels and Parana explained.
Gita Jayanti marks the Gita's speaking on Margashirsha Ekadashi. This article sets out the day, what the texts say, and what is later tradition.
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.
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.
How Anasuya's chastity moved the Trimurti to be reborn as her son Dattatreya, one guru of creation, preservation, and dissolution, revered as yoga's Adi Guru.
Shiva manifests as the warrior Khandoba on the hill of Jejuri to defeat the demon brothers Malla and Mani, becoming Maharashtra's most beloved family deity.