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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1991

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2048 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Navami from 13:28Navami2Krishna Dashami from 11:21DashamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ekadashi from 09:11Ekadashi4Krishna Dwadashi from 07:00DwadashiIndira Ekadashi5Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:50ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat6Krishna Amavasya from 01:04AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri7Shukla Pratipada from 23:38PratipadaAshwin Amavasya8Shukla Dwitiya from 22:42DwitiyaNavratri begins9Shukla Tritiya from 22:21Tritiya10Shukla Chaturthi from 22:40Chaturthi11Shukla Panchami from 23:42Panchami12Shukla Shashthi from 01:24Shashthi13Shukla Saptami from 03:38SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)14Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami15Shukla Ashtami from 06:13Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 08:51NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami17Shukla Dashami from 11:17DashamiDussehra · VijayadashamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Ekadashi from 13:16Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 14:37DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 15:16TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:11Chaturdashi22Shukla Purnima from 14:26PurnimaSharad Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 13:08PratipadaAshwin Purnima24Krishna Dwitiya from 11:23Dwitiya25Krishna Tritiya from 09:20Tritiya26Krishna Chaturthi from 07:06ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi27Krishna Shashthi from 02:29Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 00:16Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 22:10Ashtami30Krishna Navami from 20:13Navami31Krishna Dashami from 18:25Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1991

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 3 Oct, 09:11 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 07:00 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 04:51 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 02:50 GMT+2
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Oct, 02:50 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 01:04 GMT+2
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Amavasya: 7 Oct, 01:04 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 23:39 GMT+2
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 7 Oct, 23:39 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 22:42 GMT+2
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 13 Oct, 01:24 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 03:38 GMT+2
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 15 Oct, 06:13 GMT+2 → 16 Oct, 08:51 GMT+2
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 16 Oct, 08:51 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 11:17 GMT+2
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 17 Oct, 11:17 GMT+2 → 18 Oct, 13:16 GMT+2
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 17:03 GMT+2
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 13:16 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 14:37 GMT+2
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 15:16 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 15:11 GMT+2
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 22 Oct, 14:26 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 13:08 GMT+2
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Purnima: 22 Oct, 14:26 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 13:08 GMT+2
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Oct, 07:06 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 04:47 GMT+2
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Oct, 07:06 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 04:47 GMT+2