Month 9November – December
Margashirsha
मार्गशीर्ष
Presiding Mantra
ॐ केशवाय नमः
Om Keshavaya Namah
Ritu (Season)
Early winter
हेमन्त ऋतु (Hemanta)
Presiding Aditya
Varuna Aditya
Deity
Keshava
Gregorian
November – December
Significance
Gita Jayanti on Shukla Ekadashi — day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on Kurukshetra. Vivah Panchami — Rama and Sita's marriage.
Major Festivals
Gita Jayanti, Vivah Panchami, Dattatreya Jayanti, Mokshada Ekadashi
Major Vrata
Mokshada Ekadashi (Shukla Ekadashi — fast to attain moksha for ancestors), Margashirsha Guruvar Lakshmi vrata (every Thursday — Maharashtra)
Ritual Character
Krishna declared in Gita 10.35: "Among months I am Margashirsha." Considered Krishna's favorite month.