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October 2003

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2060 · Leicester
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1Shukla Saptami from 11:02SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 09:01AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 07:23NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami4Shukla Ekadashi from 05:27EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Dwadashi from 05:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 05:18Trayodashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:54ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 06:57Purnima9Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 08:27Pratipada11Krishna Dwitiya from 10:22Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 12:40Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 15:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 17:56Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 20:34Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 22:56Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 00:49AshtamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Navami from 02:02Navami19Krishna Dashami from 02:28Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 02:03Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 00:50DwadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 22:52Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:17ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+124Krishna Amavasya from 17:13AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja25Shukla Pratipada from 13:50PratipadaKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 09:17DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj27Shukla Chaturthi from 02:21Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 23:16Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 20:36Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 18:28SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 16:56Ashtami
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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, 13:27 GMT+1 → 1 Oct, 11:02 GMT+1
  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, 09:01 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 07:23 GMT+1
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 07:23 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 06:12 GMT+1
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 06:12 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 05:27 GMT+1
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 05:27 GMT+1 → 6 Oct, 05:09 GMT+1
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 05:18 GMT+1 → 8 Oct, 05:54 GMT+1
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 06:57 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 08:27 GMT+1
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 06:57 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 08:27 GMT+1
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 15:14 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 17:56 GMT+1
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 15:14 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 17:56 GMT+1
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 18:01 GMT+1
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 02:03 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 00:50 GMT+1
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 22:52 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 20:17 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 22:52 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 20:17 GMT+1
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 20:17 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 17:13 GMT+1
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 17:13 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 17:13 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 09:17 GMT
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 09:17 GMT → 27 Oct, 05:44 GMT
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 20:36 GMT → 30 Oct, 18:28 GMT