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October 1997

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1Shukla Pratipada from 12:51PratipadaAshwin Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 15:12DwitiyaGandhi JayantiNavratri begins3Shukla Tritiya from 17:16Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 18:58Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 20:13Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 20:58Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 21:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)8Shukla Ashtami from 20:47Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 19:47NavamiDurga Ashtami10Shukla Dashami from 18:10DashamiMaha Navami11Shukla Ekadashi from 15:59EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami12Shukla Dwadashi from 13:18DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 10:13TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Purnima from 03:17Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 23:45PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Dwitiya from 20:23Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 17:22TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 14:50ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 12:57Panchami20Krishna Shashthi from 11:51Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 11:36Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 12:12Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 13:35Navami24Krishna Dashami from 15:37Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 18:07Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 19:50DwadashiRama Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 22:32Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:03ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat29Krishna Amavasya from 03:14AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri30Shukla Pratipada from 05:01PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 06:21DwitiyaGovardhan Puja
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1997

  1. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Amavasya: 30 Sept, 10:17 GMT-4 → 1 Oct, 12:52 GMT-4
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 1 Oct, 12:52 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 15:12 GMT-4
  4. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 6 Oct, 20:58 GMT-4 → 7 Oct, 21:10 GMT-4
  5. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 8 Oct, 20:47 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 19:47 GMT-4
  6. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Navami: 9 Oct, 19:47 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 18:10 GMT-4
  7. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 10 Oct, 18:10 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 15:59 GMT-4
  8. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 15:59 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 13:18 GMT-4
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 10:13 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 06:49 GMT-4
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 15 Oct, 03:17 GMT-4 → 15 Oct, 23:45 GMT-4
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 15 Oct, 03:17 GMT-4 → 15 Oct, 23:45 GMT-4
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:06 GMT-4
  13. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 14:50 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 12:57 GMT-4
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 14:50 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 12:57 GMT-4
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 18:07 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 19:50 GMT-5
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 01:03 GMT-5
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 01:03 GMT-5
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Oct, 01:03 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 03:14 GMT-5
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 30 Oct, 03:14 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 05:01 GMT-5
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 30 Oct, 03:14 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 05:01 GMT-5
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 31 Oct, 05:01 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 06:21 GMT-5