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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1996

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Shashthi from 23:42Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 00:34SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 02:05Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 04:08Navami5Krishna Navami (continues)Navami6Krishna Dashami from 06:32Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 09:02Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 11:27DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 13:35TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:18ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 16:32Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 17:14PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 17:25DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 17:07Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 16:23Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 15:16Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 13:50ShashthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 12:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 10:11Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 08:04NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami21Shukla Ekadashi from 03:29EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 01:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 22:51Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:42ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 18:46PurnimaSharad Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 17:11PratipadaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 16:01Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 15:24Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 15:24ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 16:03Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 17:22Shashthi
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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, 09:02 GMT+3 → 8 Oct, 11:27 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 13:35 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 15:18 GMT+3
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 15:18 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 16:32 GMT+3
  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, 16:32 GMT+3 → 12 Oct, 17:15 GMT+3
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 17:15 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 17:25 GMT+3
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:55 GMT+3
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 13:50 GMT+3 → 18 Oct, 12:07 GMT+3
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 19 Oct, 10:11 GMT+3 → 20 Oct, 08:04 GMT+3
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 20 Oct, 08:04 GMT+3 → 21 Oct, 05:49 GMT+3
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 21 Oct, 05:49 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 03:29 GMT+3
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 03:29 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 01:09 GMT+3
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 22:51 GMT+3 → 24 Oct, 20:42 GMT+3
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 18:46 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 17:11 GMT+3
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 18:46 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 17:11 GMT+3
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 15:24 GMT+3 → 30 Oct, 16:03 GMT+3
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 15:24 GMT+3 → 30 Oct, 16:03 GMT+3