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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1996

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Toronto
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1Krishna Shashthi from 16:42Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 17:34SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 19:05Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 21:08Navami5Krishna Dashami from 23:32Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 02:02Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 04:27DwadashiIndira Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 06:35Trayodashi9Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:18ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 09:32Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 10:14PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 10:25DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 10:07Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 09:23Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 08:16PanchamiTula Sankranti17Shukla Saptami from 05:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)18Shukla Ashtami from 03:11Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 01:04NavamiDurga Ashtami20Shukla Dashami from 22:49DashamiMaha Navami21Shukla Ekadashi from 20:29EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 18:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 15:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:42Chaturdashi25Shukla Purnima from 11:46PurnimaSharad Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 10:11PratipadaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 08:01Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 07:24Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 07:24ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 08:03Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 09:22Shashthi
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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 6 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 02:02 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 04:27 GMT-4
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 06:35 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 08:18 GMT-4
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 08:18 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 09:32 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, 09:32 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 10:15 GMT-4
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 10:15 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 10:25 GMT-4
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 17:55 GMT-4
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 17 Oct, 06:50 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 05:07 GMT-4
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 19 Oct, 03:11 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 01:04 GMT-4
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Navami: 20 Oct, 01:04 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 22:49 GMT-4
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 22:49 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 20:29 GMT-4
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 20:29 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 18:09 GMT-4
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 15:51 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 13:42 GMT-4
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 11:46 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 10:11 GMT-4
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 11:46 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 10:11 GMT-4
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 07:24 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 08:03 GMT-5
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 07:24 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 08:03 GMT-5