Phalgun month is the 11th month in a traditional Bengali calendar. The previous month was the Magh Mash. As per Gregorian calendar, the Falguna month begins in Mid February and ends in Mid March. In 2025, Phalgun Month in Bangala Calendar begins on February 14 and ends on March 14, 2025. The current year in Bengali Calendar is 1431. Purnima or full moon day in Phalgun month in 2025 is on February 13. Amavasya or no moon day in Falgun Mash is on February 27. The two Ekadashis in the month are on February 24 and March 10, 2025. Other important and auspicious days in Falguna Month include Shivratri - February 26 The next month in Bengali calendar is the Chaitra month and is the last month in a Bengali Year.

Shivaratri is one of the holiest nights of the year. It is the night dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is the one who destroys that which is old and impure, in order to make room for a new creation of that which is pure and divine. Lord Shiva annihilates our egos, our attachments and our ignorance. Many fear Lord Shiva’s destructive capacity, and yet it is destruction for the purpose of regeneration. Without death, life cannot begin anew. Without the annihilation of old habits, attachments and ego, we cannot progress toward the goal of God realization. The night of Shivratri is especially auspicious for winning the battle within ourselves – the battle between the Gods and the Demons, between right and wrong, between poison and nectar, between death and immortality. Let us use our puja, our prayers, our meditations on this night to pray for the divine intervention that within ourselves the good might vanquish the evil, that the nectar within us mi