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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1996

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