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October 1979

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2036 · Leicester
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1Shukla Ekadashi from 12:45Ekadashi2Shukla Dwadashi from 10:02DwadashiGandhi JayantiPapankusha Ekadashi3Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:33ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat4Shukla Purnima from 00:03Purnima5Krishna Pratipada from 20:35PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima6Krishna Dwitiya from 17:17Dwitiya7Krishna Tritiya from 14:21Tritiya8Krishna Chaturthi from 11:56ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi9Krishna Panchami from 10:10Panchami10Krishna Shashthi from 09:11Shashthi11Krishna Saptami from 09:02Saptami12Krishna Ashtami from 09:44Ashtami13Krishna Navami from 11:13Navami14Krishna Dashami from 13:19Dashami15Krishna Ekadashi from 15:50Ekadashi16Krishna Dwadashi from 18:32DwadashiRama Ekadashi17Krishna Trayodashi from 21:12TrayodashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:38ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat19Krishna Amavasya from 01:43AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri20Shukla Pratipada from 03:22PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya21Shukla Dwitiya from 04:34DwitiyaGovardhan Puja22Shukla Tritiya from 05:19TritiyaBhai Dooj23Shukla Chaturthi from 05:38Chaturthi24Shukla Panchami from 05:32Panchami25Shukla Shashthi from 05:02Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 04:09SaptamiChhath Puja27Shukla Ashtami from 02:52Ashtami28Shukla Navami from 00:13Navami29Shukla Dashami from 22:11Dashami30Shukla Ekadashi from 19:50Ekadashi31Shukla Dwadashi from 17:11DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Devutthana Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1979

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 12:45 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 10:02 GMT+1
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 06:56 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 03:33 GMT+1
  4. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 00:03 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 20:35 GMT+1
  5. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 00:03 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 20:35 GMT+1
  6. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 11:56 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 10:10 GMT+1
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 11:56 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 10:10 GMT+1
  8. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 15:50 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 18:32 GMT+1
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:20 GMT+1
  10. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 21:12 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 23:38 GMT+1
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 21:12 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 23:38 GMT+1
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Oct, 23:38 GMT+1 → 20 Oct, 01:43 GMT+1
  13. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 01:43 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 03:23 GMT+1
  14. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 01:43 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 03:23 GMT+1
  15. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 21 Oct, 03:23 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 04:34 GMT+1
  16. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 22 Oct, 04:34 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 05:19 GMT+1
  17. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 26 Oct, 05:02 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 04:09 GMT+1
  18. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  19. Devutthana EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 30 Oct, 19:50 GMT → 31 Oct, 17:11 GMT