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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2000

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2057 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Panchami from 18:45Panchami2Shukla Shashthi from 19:46ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Saptami from 21:28SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)4Shukla Ashtami from 23:43Ashtami5Shukla Navami from 02:17NavamiDurga Ashtami6Shukla Dashami from 04:54DashamiMaha Navami7Shukla Dashami (continues)DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 07:18Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi from 09:15DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 10:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:20Chaturdashi12Shukla Purnima from 11:24PurnimaSharad Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 10:52PratipadaAshwin Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 09:52Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 08:28Tritiya16Krishna Chaturthi from 06:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi17Krishna Shashthi from 03:00ShashthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Saptami from 01:00Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 22:59Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 20:58Navami21Krishna Dashami from 18:59Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 17:02Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 15:10DwadashiRama Ekadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 13:26TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:56ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya from 10:44AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja27Shukla Pratipada from 09:57PratipadaKartika Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 09:42DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj29Shukla Tritiya from 10:03Tritiya30Shukla Chaturthi from 11:03Chaturthi31Shukla Panchami from 12:42Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2000

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 2 Oct, 19:46 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 21:28 GMT+2
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 4 Oct, 23:43 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 02:17 GMT+2
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Navami: 6 Oct, 02:17 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 04:54 GMT+2
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 7 Oct, 04:54 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 07:18 GMT+2
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 07:18 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 09:15 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 10:37 GMT+2 → 11 Oct, 11:20 GMT+2
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 12 Oct, 11:24 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 10:52 GMT+2
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Purnima: 12 Oct, 11:24 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 10:52 GMT+2
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 06:48 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 04:57 GMT+2
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 06:48 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 04:57 GMT+2
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:37 GMT+2
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 17:02 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 15:10 GMT+2
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 13:26 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 11:56 GMT+2
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 13:26 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 11:56 GMT+2
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Oct, 11:56 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 10:44 GMT+2
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 26 Oct, 10:44 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 09:58 GMT+2
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 10:44 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 09:58 GMT+2
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 27 Oct, 09:58 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 09:42 GMT+2
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 28 Oct, 09:42 GMT+2 → 29 Oct, 10:03 GMT+2