Diwali festival ( amanta tradition), including Dhanteras (28 lunar Ashvin), Naraka Chaturdasi (29 lunar Ashvin) and Lakshmi Puja (30 lunar Ashvin).Vijayadashami or Dussehra (10 lunar Ashvin), the last day of Navaratri.Saraswati Puja in South India (8-10 lunar Ashvin).Several major Hindu holidays take place in Ashvin. The Ashvins are described as representing the "blending of light and darkness" during the twilight period. The term is often translated into English as "knight". Asawin is the Thai variant of Ashvin and stands for the warrior. Ashvin also stands for the divine twins, the Ashvins, the gods of vision, Ayurvedic medicine, the glow of sunrise and sunset, and the aversion of misfortune and sickness in Hindu mythology. In Indian astrology, it is the head of Aries, or the first of the 27 Nakshatra. Ashvini is the first star that appears in the evening sky.
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