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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1988

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2045 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Saptami from 06:36Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 06:38AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Navami from 07:29Navami4Krishna Dashami from 09:04Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 11:12Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 13:43DwadashiIndira Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 16:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:05ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 21:35Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 23:48PratipadaAshwin Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 01:40DwitiyaNavratri begins12Shukla Tritiya from 03:08Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 04:10Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 04:45Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 04:52Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 04:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)Tula Sankranti17Shukla Ashtami from 03:38Ashtami18Shukla Navami from 02:15NavamiDurga Ashtami19Shukla Dashami from 00:23DashamiMaha Navami20Shukla Ekadashi from 22:04EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami21Shukla Dwadashi from 19:20DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 16:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:04Chaturdashi24Shukla Purnima from 09:47PurnimaSharad PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi25Krishna Pratipada from 06:35PratipadaAshwin Purnima26Krishna Tritiya from 01:07Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 23:11Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 21:58PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Shashthi from 21:33Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 22:00Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 23:17Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1988

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 11:12 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 13:43 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 16:25 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 19:05 GMT+2
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 19:05 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 21:35 GMT+2
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 21:35 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 23:49 GMT+2
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 23:49 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 01:40 GMT+2
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 04:52 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 04:30 GMT+2
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 22:39 GMT+2
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 03:38 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 02:15 GMT+2
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 02:15 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 00:23 GMT+2
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 00:23 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 22:04 GMT+2
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 22:04 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 19:20 GMT+2
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 16:18 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 13:04 GMT+2
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 24 Oct, 09:47 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 06:35 GMT+2
  15. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 09:47 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 06:35 GMT+2
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 23:11 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 21:58 GMT+2
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 23:11 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 21:58 GMT+2