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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1996

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Suva
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1Krishna Panchami from 08:34Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 08:42ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 09:34Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 11:05Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 13:08Navami6Krishna Dashami from 15:32Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 18:02Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 20:27DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 22:35Trayodashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:18ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat11Krishna Amavasya from 01:32AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri12Shukla Pratipada from 02:14PratipadaAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 02:25DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 02:07Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 01:23Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 00:16Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 22:50ShashthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 21:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 19:11Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 17:04NavamiDurga Ashtami21Shukla Dashami from 14:49DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 12:29Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 10:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 07:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:42Chaturdashi26Krishna Pratipada from 02:11PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 01:01Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 00:24Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 00:24Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 01:03PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 02:22Shashthi
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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, 18:02 GMT+12 → 8 Oct, 20:27 GMT+12
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 22:35 GMT+12 → 11 Oct, 00:18 GMT+12
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Oct, 00:18 GMT+12 → 12 Oct, 01:32 GMT+12
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 12 Oct, 01:32 GMT+12 → 13 Oct, 02:15 GMT+12
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 02:15 GMT+12 → 14 Oct, 02:25 GMT+12
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:55 GMT+12
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 22:50 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 21:07 GMT+12
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 19 Oct, 19:11 GMT+12 → 20 Oct, 17:04 GMT+12
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Navami: 20 Oct, 17:04 GMT+12 → 21 Oct, 14:49 GMT+12
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 21 Oct, 14:49 GMT+12 → 22 Oct, 12:29 GMT+12
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 12:29 GMT+12 → 23 Oct, 10:09 GMT+12
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 07:51 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 05:42 GMT+12
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 03:46 GMT+12 → 27 Oct, 02:11 GMT+12
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 03:46 GMT+12 → 27 Oct, 02:11 GMT+12
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 00:24 GMT+12 → 31 Oct, 01:03 GMT+12
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 00:24 GMT+12 → 31 Oct, 01:03 GMT+12