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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1989

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2046 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Tritiya from 05:44Tritiya2Shukla Tritiya (continues)TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Chaturthi from 08:14Chaturthi4Shukla Panchami from 10:36Panchami5Shukla Shashthi from 12:42Shashthi6Shukla Saptami from 14:24SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)7Shukla Ashtami from 15:32Ashtami8Shukla Navami from 16:00NavamiDurga Ashtami9Shukla Dashami from 15:42DashamiMaha Navami10Shukla Ekadashi from 14:36EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami11Shukla Dwadashi from 12:43DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 10:08TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:58ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi14Krishna Pratipada from 23:31PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 19:36Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 15:47Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 12:17ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 09:15Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 06:52Shashthi20Krishna Ashtami from 04:24Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 04:25Navami22Krishna Dashami from 05:11Dashami23Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 06:38Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 08:35DwadashiRama Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 10:53TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:22ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 15:55AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja29Shukla Pratipada from 18:27PratipadaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 20:52DwitiyaGovardhan Puja31Shukla Tritiya from 23:08TritiyaBhai Dooj
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1989

  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 5 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 5 Oct, 12:42 GMT+3 → 6 Oct, 14:24 GMT+3
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 7 Oct, 15:32 GMT+3 → 8 Oct, 16:00 GMT+3
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 16:00 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 15:42 GMT+3
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 15:42 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 14:36 GMT+3
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 14:36 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 12:43 GMT+3
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 10:08 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 06:58 GMT+3
  8. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 03:23 GMT+3 → 14 Oct, 23:31 GMT+3
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 03:23 GMT+3 → 14 Oct, 23:31 GMT+3
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 12:17 GMT+3 → 18 Oct, 09:15 GMT+3
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 12:17 GMT+3 → 18 Oct, 09:15 GMT+3
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 05:52 GMT+3
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 06:38 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 08:35 GMT+3
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 10:53 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 13:22 GMT+3
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 10:53 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 13:22 GMT+3
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 13:22 GMT+3 → 28 Oct, 15:55 GMT+3
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 28 Oct, 15:55 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 18:27 GMT+3
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 15:55 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 18:27 GMT+3
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 18:27 GMT+3 → 30 Oct, 20:52 GMT+3
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 20:52 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 23:08 GMT+3