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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1996

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Sydney
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1Krishna Panchami from 06:34Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 06:42ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 07:34Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 09:05Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 11:08Navami6Krishna Dashami from 13:32Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 16:02Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 18:27DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 20:35Trayodashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:18ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 23:32Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 00:14PratipadaAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 00:25DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 00:07Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 23:23Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 22:16Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 20:50ShashthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 19:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 17:11Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 15:04NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami21Shukla Dashami from 12:49DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 10:29Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 08:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 05:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 01:46Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 00:11PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 00:01Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 23:24Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 23:24Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 00:03PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 01:22Shashthi
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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, 16:02 GMT+10 → 8 Oct, 18:27 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 20:35 GMT+10 → 10 Oct, 22:18 GMT+10
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 22:18 GMT+10 → 11 Oct, 23:32 GMT+10
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 11 Oct, 23:32 GMT+10 → 13 Oct, 00:15 GMT+10
  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, 00:15 GMT+10 → 14 Oct, 00:25 GMT+10
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:55 GMT+10
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 20:50 GMT+10 → 18 Oct, 19:07 GMT+10
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 19 Oct, 17:11 GMT+10 → 20 Oct, 15:04 GMT+10
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 20 Oct, 15:04 GMT+10 → 21 Oct, 12:49 GMT+10
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 21 Oct, 12:49 GMT+10 → 22 Oct, 10:29 GMT+10
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 10:29 GMT+10 → 23 Oct, 08:09 GMT+10
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 05:51 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 03:42 GMT+10
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 01:46 GMT+10 → 27 Oct, 00:11 GMT+10
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 01:46 GMT+10 → 27 Oct, 00:11 GMT+10
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 23:24 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 00:03 GMT+11
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 23:24 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 00:03 GMT+11