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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1989

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2046 · Sydney
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 10:13DwitiyaNavratri begins2Shukla Tritiya from 12:44TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Chaturthi from 15:14Chaturthi4Shukla Panchami from 17:36Panchami5Shukla Shashthi from 19:42Shashthi6Shukla Saptami from 21:24SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)7Shukla Ashtami from 22:32Ashtami8Shukla Navami from 23:00NavamiDurga Ashtami9Shukla Dashami from 22:42DashamiMaha Navami10Shukla Ekadashi from 21:36EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami11Shukla Dwadashi from 19:43DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 17:08TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:58ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi14Shukla Purnima from 10:23PurnimaSharad Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 06:31PratipadaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Tritiya from 22:47Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 19:17ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 16:15Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 13:52Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 12:13Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 11:24Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 11:25Navami23Krishna Dashami from 12:11Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 13:38Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 15:35DwadashiRama Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 17:53TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:22ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 22:55Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 02:27PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 04:52DwitiyaGovardhan Puja31Shukla Dwitiya (continues)DwitiyaBhai Dooj
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1989

  1. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Sept, 07:47 GMT+10 → 1 Oct, 10:13 GMT+10
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 5 Oct, 19:42 GMT+10 → 6 Oct, 21:24 GMT+10
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 7 Oct, 22:32 GMT+10 → 8 Oct, 23:00 GMT+10
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 23:00 GMT+10 → 9 Oct, 22:42 GMT+10
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 22:42 GMT+10 → 10 Oct, 21:36 GMT+10
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 21:36 GMT+10 → 11 Oct, 19:43 GMT+10
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 17:08 GMT+10 → 13 Oct, 13:58 GMT+10
  9. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 14 Oct, 10:23 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 06:31 GMT+10
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 10:23 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 06:31 GMT+10
  12. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 19:17 GMT+10 → 18 Oct, 16:15 GMT+10
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 19:17 GMT+10 → 18 Oct, 16:15 GMT+10
  14. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:52 GMT+10
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 13:38 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 15:35 GMT+10
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 17:53 GMT+10 → 27 Oct, 20:22 GMT+10
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 17:53 GMT+10 → 27 Oct, 20:22 GMT+10
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 20:22 GMT+10 → 28 Oct, 22:55 GMT+10
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 22:55 GMT+10 → 30 Oct, 02:27 GMT+11
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 22:55 GMT+10 → 30 Oct, 02:27 GMT+11
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Oct, 02:27 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 04:52 GMT+11
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 31 Oct, 04:52 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 07:08 GMT+11