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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2003

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2060 · Muscat
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1Shukla Saptami from 14:02SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 12:01AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 10:23NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami4Shukla Dashami from 09:12DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 08:27Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi from 08:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 08:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 09:57PurnimaSharad Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 11:27PratipadaAshwin Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 13:22Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 15:40Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 18:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 20:56Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 23:34Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 01:56Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 03:49AshtamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Navami from 05:02Navami19Krishna Dashami from 05:28Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 05:03Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 03:50DwadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 01:52Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:17ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+124Krishna Amavasya from 20:13Amavasya25Shukla Pratipada from 16:50PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 13:17DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj27Shukla Tritiya from 09:44Tritiya28Shukla Chaturthi from 06:21Chaturthi29Shukla Shashthi from 00:36Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 22:28SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 20:56Ashtami
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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, 16:27 GST → 1 Oct, 14:02 GST
  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, 12:01 GST → 3 Oct, 10:23 GST
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 10:23 GST → 4 Oct, 09:12 GST
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 09:12 GST → 5 Oct, 08:27 GST
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 08:27 GST → 6 Oct, 08:09 GST
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 08:18 GST → 8 Oct, 08:54 GST
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 9 Oct, 09:57 GST → 10 Oct, 11:27 GST
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 09:57 GST → 10 Oct, 11:27 GST
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 18:14 GST → 14 Oct, 20:56 GST
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 18:14 GST → 14 Oct, 20:56 GST
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 21:01 GST
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 05:03 GST → 22 Oct, 03:50 GST
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 01:52 GST → 23 Oct, 23:17 GST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 01:52 GST → 23 Oct, 23:17 GST
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 23:17 GST → 24 Oct, 20:13 GST
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 20:13 GST → 25 Oct, 16:50 GST
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 20:13 GST → 25 Oct, 16:50 GST
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 16:50 GST → 26 Oct, 13:17 GST
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 13:17 GST → 27 Oct, 09:44 GST
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 00:36 GST → 30 Oct, 22:28 GST