Month 11January – February
Magha
माघ
Presiding Mantra
ॐ मधुसूदनाय नमः
Om Madhusudanaya Namah
Ritu (Season)
Winter
शिशिर ऋतु (Shishira)
Presiding Aditya
Pushan Aditya
Deity
Madhusudana
Gregorian
January – February
Significance
Maha Shivaratri — night Shiva performed Tandava and married Parvati. Vasant Panchami — Saraswati's birthday, beginning of spring season prep, children begin learning.
Major Festivals
Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja), Maha Shivaratri (Krishna Chaturdashi), Magh Mela, Kumbh Mela (every 12 yrs at Prayagraj)
Major Vrata
Magh snana (daily sacred bath in Sangam at Prayagraj for full month — highest merit), Maha Shivaratri 24-hour fast + Shiva worship
Ritual Character
Most sacred snana (sacred bathing) month. Kalpavasis live month-long at Sangam (Prayagraj) practicing daily snana, japa, restraint.