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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1996

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Colombo
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1Krishna Shashthi from 03:12Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 04:04SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 05:35Ashtami4Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 07:38Navami6Krishna Dashami from 10:02Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 12:32Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 14:57DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 17:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:48ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 20:02Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 20:44PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 20:55DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 20:37Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 19:53Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 18:46Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 17:20ShashthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 15:37SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 13:41Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 11:34NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami21Shukla Dashami from 09:19DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 06:59EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 02:21Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:12ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 22:16Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 20:11PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 19:01Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 18:24Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 18:24ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 19:03Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 20:22Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1996

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 12:32 GMT+6:30 → 8 Oct, 14:57 GMT+6:30
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 17:05 GMT+6:30 → 10 Oct, 18:48 GMT+6:30
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 18:48 GMT+6:30 → 11 Oct, 20:02 GMT+6:30
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 11 Oct, 20:02 GMT+6:30 → 12 Oct, 20:45 GMT+6:30
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 20:45 GMT+6:30 → 13 Oct, 20:55 GMT+6:30
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:25 GMT+6:30
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 17:20 GMT+6:30 → 18 Oct, 15:37 GMT+6:30
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 19 Oct, 13:41 GMT+6:30 → 20 Oct, 11:34 GMT+6:30
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 20 Oct, 11:34 GMT+6:30 → 21 Oct, 09:19 GMT+6:30
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 21 Oct, 09:19 GMT+6:30 → 22 Oct, 06:59 GMT+6:30
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 06:59 GMT+6:30 → 23 Oct, 04:39 GMT+6:30
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 02:21 GMT+6:30 → 25 Oct, 00:12 GMT+6:30
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 22:16 GMT+6:30 → 26 Oct, 20:11 GMT+6
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 22:16 GMT+6:30 → 26 Oct, 20:11 GMT+6
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 18:24 GMT+6 → 30 Oct, 19:03 GMT+6
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 18:24 GMT+6 → 30 Oct, 19:03 GMT+6