▁either ▁the ▁new ▁moon ▁or ▁the ▁full ▁moon ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁of ▁year , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁However , ▁in ▁Gu jar at , ▁K art ika ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁so ▁Ph alg una ▁follows ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁month ▁for ▁Gu jar atis . ▁The ▁hol id ays ▁of ▁Hol i ▁( 1 5 ▁Ph alg una ) ▁and ▁Mah a ▁Sh iv ar atri ▁( 1 4 ▁Ph alg una ) ▁are ▁observed ▁in ▁this ▁month . ▁ ▁In ▁solar ▁religious ▁cal end ars , ▁Ph alg una ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁Sun ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁P is ces , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁solar ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Va ish n ava ▁calendar , ▁G ov inda ▁gover ns ▁this ▁month . ▁Ga ura - p urn ima ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁Ch ait anya ▁Mah ap rab hu ▁( 1 4 8 6 – 1 5 3 4 ) ▁also ▁falls ▁in ▁this ▁month . ▁ ▁H indu ▁saint ▁R ag hav endra ▁Sw ami ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁Ph alg un ▁Su k la ▁S apt ami ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 5 ▁AD ▁who ▁advoc ated ▁Mad h v ach ary a ' s ▁D v ait a ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁Most ▁parts ▁of ▁North ▁India ▁see ▁the ▁early ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁H indu ▁festival ▁Hol i ▁in ▁this ▁month