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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1998

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2055 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Ekadashi from 12:15Ekadashi2Shukla Dwadashi from 10:54DwadashiGandhi JayantiPapankusha Ekadashi3Shukla Trayodashi from 08:48TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Shukla Purnima from 02:48Purnima5Krishna Pratipada from 23:11PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima6Krishna Dwitiya from 19:24Dwitiya7Krishna Tritiya from 15:38Tritiya8Krishna Chaturthi from 12:02ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi9Krishna Panchami from 08:47Panchami10Krishna Saptami from 03:57Saptami11Krishna Ashtami from 02:35Ashtami12Krishna Navami from 01:57Navami13Krishna Dashami from 02:05Dashami14Krishna Ekadashi from 02:54Ekadashi15Krishna Dwadashi from 04:17DwadashiRama Ekadashi16Krishna Trayodashi from 06:07Trayodashi17Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh VratTula Sankranti+118Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:17ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri19Krishna Amavasya from 10:39AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja20Shukla Pratipada from 13:09PratipadaKartika Amavasya21Shukla Dwitiya from 15:40DwitiyaGovardhan Puja22Shukla Tritiya from 18:10TritiyaBhai Dooj23Shukla Chaturthi from 20:32Chaturthi24Shukla Panchami from 22:42Panchami25Shukla Shashthi from 00:31Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 01:52SaptamiChhath Puja27Shukla Ashtami from 02:38Ashtami28Shukla Navami from 02:42Navami29Shukla Dashami from 01:59Dashami30Shukla Ekadashi from 00:30Ekadashi31Shukla Dwadashi from 22:16DwadashiDevutthana Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1998

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 12:15 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 10:54 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 08:48 GMT+3 → 4 Oct, 06:03 GMT+3
  4. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 02:48 GMT+3 → 5 Oct, 23:11 GMT+3
  5. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 02:48 GMT+3 → 5 Oct, 23:11 GMT+3
  6. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 12:02 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 08:47 GMT+3
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 12:02 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 08:47 GMT+3
  8. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 02:54 GMT+3 → 16 Oct, 04:17 GMT+3
  9. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 06:07 GMT+3 → 18 Oct, 08:17 GMT+3
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 06:07 GMT+3 → 18 Oct, 08:17 GMT+3
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:14 GMT+3
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Oct, 08:17 GMT+3 → 19 Oct, 10:39 GMT+3
  13. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 19 Oct, 10:39 GMT+3 → 20 Oct, 13:10 GMT+3
  14. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Amavasya: 19 Oct, 10:39 GMT+3 → 20 Oct, 13:10 GMT+3
  15. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 20 Oct, 13:10 GMT+3 → 21 Oct, 15:40 GMT+3
  16. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 21 Oct, 15:40 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 18:10 GMT+3
  17. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 26 Oct, 00:31 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 01:52 GMT+3
  18. Devutthana EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 31 Oct, 00:30 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 22:16 GMT+3