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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2004

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2061 · Dubai
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 17:10ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 18:27PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Shashthi from 20:16Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 22:30Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 00:57Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 03:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 05:35Dashami8Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 07:19Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 08:29DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 09:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:52ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 08:06Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 06:48PratipadaPartial solar eclipseNavratri beginsAshwin Amavasya+115Shukla Tritiya from 02:58Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 00:39Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 22:13PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 19:45Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 17:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 15:03Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 12:57NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 11:04DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 09:29Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 08:12DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 07:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:47Chaturdashi27Shukla Purnima from 06:43PurnimaSharad Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 07:07PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 08:00Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 09:23Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 11:13ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2004

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Oct, 17:10 GST → 2 Oct, 18:27 GST
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 07:19 GST → 10 Oct, 08:29 GST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 09:00 GST → 12 Oct, 08:52 GST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 08:52 GST → 13 Oct, 08:06 GST
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 06:48 GST → 15 Oct, 05:03 GST
  8. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 08:06 GST → 14 Oct, 06:48 GST
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 03:03 GST
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 19:45 GST → 19 Oct, 17:20 GST
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 15:03 GST → 21 Oct, 12:57 GST
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 12:57 GST → 22 Oct, 11:04 GST
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 11:04 GST → 23 Oct, 09:29 GST
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 09:29 GST → 24 Oct, 08:12 GST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 07:18 GST → 26 Oct, 06:47 GST
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 27 Oct, 06:43 GST → 28 Oct, 07:07 GST
  17. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:14 to 08:53 (peak 07:04). Sutak from 20:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Oct, 05:14 GST → 28 Oct, 08:53 GST · sutak from 27 Oct, 20:14 GST
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 06:43 GST → 28 Oct, 07:07 GST
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 11:13 GST → 1 Nov, 13:26 GST
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 11:13 GST → 1 Nov, 13:26 GST