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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1996

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Surat
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1Krishna Shashthi from 02:12Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 03:04SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 04:35Ashtami4Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 06:38Navami6Krishna Dashami from 09:02Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 11:32Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 13:57DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 16:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:48ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 19:02Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 19:44PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 19:55DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 19:37Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 18:53Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 17:46Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 16:20ShashthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 14:37SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 12:41Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 10:34NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami21Shukla Dashami from 08:19DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 03:39DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 01:21Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:12ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 21:16Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 19:41PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 18:31Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 17:54Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 17:54ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 18:33Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 19:52Shashthi
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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, 11:32 IST → 8 Oct, 13:57 IST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 16:05 IST → 10 Oct, 17:48 IST
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 17:48 IST → 11 Oct, 19:02 IST
  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, 19:02 IST → 12 Oct, 19:45 IST
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 19:45 IST → 13 Oct, 19:55 IST
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 03:25 IST
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 16:20 IST → 18 Oct, 14:37 IST
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 19 Oct, 12:41 IST → 20 Oct, 10:34 IST
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 20 Oct, 10:34 IST → 21 Oct, 08:19 IST
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 21 Oct, 08:19 IST → 22 Oct, 05:59 IST
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 05:59 IST → 23 Oct, 03:39 IST
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 01:21 IST → 24 Oct, 23:12 IST
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 21:16 IST → 26 Oct, 19:41 IST
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 21:16 IST → 26 Oct, 19:41 IST
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 17:54 IST → 30 Oct, 18:33 IST
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 17:54 IST → 30 Oct, 18:33 IST