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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1993

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2050 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 23:24Dwitiya2Krishna Tritiya from 01:53TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Chaturthi from 04:14Chaturthi4Krishna Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 06:20Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 08:01Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 09:10Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 09:38Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 09:20Navami10Krishna Dashami from 08:14Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 06:23EkadashiIndira Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 00:43Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:11ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri14Krishna Amavasya from 17:25Amavasya15Shukla Pratipada from 13:35PratipadaAshwin Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 09:53DwitiyaNavratri begins17Shukla Tritiya from 06:28TritiyaTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 01:11Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 23:32Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 22:41SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 22:36Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 23:17NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 00:38DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 02:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 04:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 07:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:44Chaturdashi29Shukla Purnima from 12:15PurnimaSharad Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 14:37PratipadaAshwin Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 16:47Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1993

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Oct, 04:14 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 06:20 GMT+2
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 06:23 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 03:50 GMT+2
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 00:43 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 21:11 GMT+2
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Oct, 21:11 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 17:25 GMT+2
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 14 Oct, 17:25 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 13:36 GMT+2
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 15 Oct, 13:36 GMT+2 → 16 Oct, 09:53 GMT+2
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 05:21 GMT+2
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 23:32 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 22:41 GMT+2
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 22:36 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 23:17 GMT+2
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 23:17 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 00:38 GMT+2
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 00:38 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 02:30 GMT+2
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 02:30 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 04:44 GMT+2
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 07:12 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 09:44 GMT+2
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 29 Oct, 12:15 GMT+2 → 30 Oct, 14:37 GMT+2
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 12:15 GMT+2 → 30 Oct, 14:37 GMT+2