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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1999

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2056 · Sydney
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1Krishna Ashtami from 03:02Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 01:06NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 23:32Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 22:18Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 21:26DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 20:54Trayodashi7Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:44ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 20:57Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 21:34PratipadaAshwin Amavasya10Shukla Dwitiya from 22:37DwitiyaNavratri begins11Shukla Tritiya from 00:07Tritiya12Shukla Chaturthi from 02:03Chaturthi13Shukla Panchami from 04:21Panchami14Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 06:54Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 09:30SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)17Shukla Ashtami from 11:55Ashtami18Shukla Navami from 13:55NavamiDurga AshtamiTula Sankranti19Shukla Dashami from 15:17DashamiMaha Navami20Shukla Ekadashi from 15:52EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami21Shukla Dwadashi from 15:36DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 14:28TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:35Chaturdashi24Shukla Purnima from 10:03PurnimaSharad Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 07:02PratipadaAshwin Purnima26Krishna Tritiya from 00:17Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 20:55ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 17:45Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 14:56Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 12:35Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 11:45Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1999

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 22:18 GMT+10 → 5 Oct, 21:26 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 20:54 GMT+10 → 7 Oct, 20:44 GMT+10
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 20:44 GMT+10 → 8 Oct, 20:57 GMT+10
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 20:57 GMT+10 → 9 Oct, 21:35 GMT+10
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 21:35 GMT+10 → 10 Oct, 22:37 GMT+10
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 15 Oct, 06:54 GMT+10 → 16 Oct, 09:30 GMT+10
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 17 Oct, 11:55 GMT+10 → 18 Oct, 13:55 GMT+10
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 02:21 GMT+10
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 18 Oct, 13:55 GMT+10 → 19 Oct, 15:17 GMT+10
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 19 Oct, 15:17 GMT+10 → 20 Oct, 15:52 GMT+10
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 15:52 GMT+10 → 21 Oct, 15:36 GMT+10
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 14:28 GMT+10 → 23 Oct, 12:35 GMT+10
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 24 Oct, 10:03 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 07:02 GMT+10
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 10:03 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 07:02 GMT+10
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 20:55 GMT+10 → 28 Oct, 17:45 GMT+10
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 20:55 GMT+10 → 28 Oct, 17:45 GMT+10