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October 2003
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2003
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 1 Oct, 00:27 GMT+12 → 1 Oct, 22:02 GMT+12
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 20:01 GMT+12 → 3 Oct, 18:23 GMT+12
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 18:23 GMT+12 → 4 Oct, 17:12 GMT+12
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 17:12 GMT+12 → 5 Oct, 16:27 GMT+12
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 16:27 GMT+12 → 6 Oct, 16:09 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 16:18 GMT+12 → 8 Oct, 16:54 GMT+12
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 9 Oct, 17:57 GMT+12 → 10 Oct, 19:27 GMT+12
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 17:57 GMT+12 → 10 Oct, 19:27 GMT+12
- Karwa ChauthHindu festivalsMarried women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Oct, 02:14 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 04:56 GMT+12
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Oct, 02:14 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 04:56 GMT+12
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 05:01 GMT+12
- Rama EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 13:03 GMT+12 → 22 Oct, 11:50 GMT+12
- DhanterasHindu festivalsThe first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 09:52 GMT+12 → 24 Oct, 07:17 GMT+12
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 09:52 GMT+12 → 24 Oct, 07:17 GMT+12
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Oct, 07:17 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 04:13 GMT+12
- Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivalsThe festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 25 Oct, 04:13 GMT+12 → 26 Oct, 00:50 GMT+12
- Kartika AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 25 Oct, 04:13 GMT+12 → 26 Oct, 00:50 GMT+12
- Govardhan PujaHindu festivalsKrishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Oct, 00:50 GMT+12 → 26 Oct, 21:17 GMT+12
- Bhai DoojHindu festivalsSisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 21:17 GMT+12 → 27 Oct, 17:44 GMT+12
- Chhath PujaRegionalOfferings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 08:36 GMT+12 → 31 Oct, 06:28 GMT+12