[citation needed] In the Vikram Samvat calendar, Phaguna is the year's eleventh month.

[citation needed] In the Vaishnava calendar, Govinda governs this month.

Gaura-purnima celebrating the birth of the saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) also falls in this month.

Most parts of North India see the early celebration of the famous Hindu festival Holi in this month.

[citation needed] The Hindu festival of Shigmo is also celebrated in Goa and Konkan in the month of Phalguna.