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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1981

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2038 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Chaturthi from 11:54Chaturthi2Shukla Panchami from 14:15PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Shashthi from 16:48Shashthi4Shukla Saptami from 19:22SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)5Shukla Ashtami from 21:44Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 23:37NavamiDurga Ashtami7Shukla Dashami from 00:52DashamiMaha Navami8Shukla Ekadashi from 01:18EkadashiDussehra · VijayadashamiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)9Shukla Dwadashi from 00:53DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 23:37Trayodashi11Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:35ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Purnima from 18:56PurnimaSharad Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 15:49PratipadaAshwin Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 12:25Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 08:55Tritiya16Krishna Panchami from 02:18PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi17Krishna Shashthi from 23:29ShashthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Saptami from 21:08Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 19:21Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 18:08Navami21Krishna Dashami from 17:29Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 17:23Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 17:46DwadashiRama Ekadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 18:35TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:47ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya from 21:20Amavasya27Shukla Pratipada from 23:13PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 01:24DwitiyaGovardhan Puja29Shukla Tritiya from 03:50TritiyaBhai Dooj30Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya31Shukla Chaturthi from 06:27Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1981

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 3 Oct, 16:48 GMT+3 → 4 Oct, 19:22 GMT+3
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 5 Oct, 21:44 GMT+3 → 6 Oct, 23:37 GMT+3
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Navami: 6 Oct, 23:37 GMT+3 → 8 Oct, 00:52 GMT+3
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 8 Oct, 00:52 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 01:18 GMT+3
  6. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 01:18 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 00:53 GMT+3
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 23:37 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 21:35 GMT+3
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 12 Oct, 18:56 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 15:49 GMT+3
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Purnima: 12 Oct, 18:56 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 15:49 GMT+3
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 05:29 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 02:18 GMT+3
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 05:29 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 02:18 GMT+3
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:40 GMT+3
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 17:23 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 17:46 GMT+3
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 18:35 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 19:47 GMT+3
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 18:35 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 19:47 GMT+3
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Oct, 19:47 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 21:20 GMT+3
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 21:20 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 23:14 GMT+3
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 21:20 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 23:14 GMT+3
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 27 Oct, 23:14 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 01:24 GMT+3
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 29 Oct, 01:24 GMT+3 → 30 Oct, 03:50 GMT+3