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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1985

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2042 · Sydney
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1985

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 17:06 GMT+10 → 3 Oct, 19:47 GMT+10
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 03:16 GMT+10 → 11 Oct, 01:55 GMT+10
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 23:51 GMT+10 → 12 Oct, 21:09 GMT+10
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 21:09 GMT+10 → 13 Oct, 18:00 GMT+10
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 18:00 GMT+10 → 14 Oct, 14:33 GMT+10
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 14:33 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 10:57 GMT+10
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:12 GMT+10
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 22:16 GMT+10 → 19 Oct, 20:10 GMT+10
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 18:42 GMT+10 → 21 Oct, 17:53 GMT+10
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 17:53 GMT+10 → 22 Oct, 17:43 GMT+10
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 17:43 GMT+10 → 23 Oct, 18:12 GMT+10
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 18:12 GMT+10 → 24 Oct, 19:15 GMT+10
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 20:49 GMT+10 → 26 Oct, 22:47 GMT+10
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 02:05 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 04:37 GMT+11
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 02:05 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 04:37 GMT+11
  17. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:54 to 06:30 (peak 04:42). Sutak from 17:54: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Oct, 02:54 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 06:30 GMT+11 · sutak from 28 Oct, 17:54 GMT+11