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October 2003

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2060 · Amsterdam
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1Shukla Saptami from 12:02SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 10:01AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 08:23NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami4Shukla Ekadashi from 06:27EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Dwadashi from 06:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 06:18Trayodashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:54ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 07:57PurnimaSharad Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 09:27PratipadaAshwin Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 11:22Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 13:40Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 16:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 18:56Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 21:34Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 23:56Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 01:49AshtamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Navami from 03:02Navami19Krishna Dashami from 03:28Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 03:03Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 01:50DwadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 23:52Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:17ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+124Krishna Amavasya from 18:13AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja25Shukla Pratipada from 14:50PratipadaKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 10:17DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj27Shukla Chaturthi from 03:21Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 00:16Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 21:36Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 19:28SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 17:56Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2003

  1. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Sept, 14:27 GMT+2 → 1 Oct, 12:02 GMT+2
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 10:01 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 08:23 GMT+2
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 08:23 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 07:12 GMT+2
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 07:12 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 06:27 GMT+2
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 06:27 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 06:09 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 06:18 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 06:54 GMT+2
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 9 Oct, 07:57 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 09:27 GMT+2
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 07:57 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 09:27 GMT+2
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 16:14 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 18:56 GMT+2
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 16:14 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 18:56 GMT+2
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 19:01 GMT+2
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 03:03 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 01:50 GMT+2
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 23:52 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 21:17 GMT+2
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 23:52 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 21:17 GMT+2
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 21:17 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 18:13 GMT+2
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 18:13 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 14:50 GMT+2
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 18:13 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 14:50 GMT+2
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 14:50 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 10:17 GMT+1
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 10:17 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 06:44 GMT+1
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 21:36 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 19:28 GMT+1