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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2004

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2061 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 15:10ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 16:27PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Shashthi from 18:16Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 20:30Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 22:57Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 01:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 03:35Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 05:19Ekadashi9Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 06:29Dwadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 07:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:52ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 06:06AmavasyaAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 03:03DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseNavratri begins15Shukla Tritiya from 00:58Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 22:39Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 20:13PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 17:45Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 15:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 13:03Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 10:57NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 09:04DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 07:29Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 06:12DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:47ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 04:43Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 05:07PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima28Krishna Pratipada (continues)PratipadaTotal lunar eclipse29Krishna Dwitiya from 06:00Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 07:23Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 09:13ChaturthiKarwa 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, 15:10 GMT+2 → 2 Oct, 16:27 GMT+2
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 05:19 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 06:29 GMT+2
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 07:00 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 06:52 GMT+2
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 06:52 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 06:06 GMT+2
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 13 Oct, 06:06 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 04:48 GMT+2
  7. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 04:48 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 03:03 GMT+2
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 01:03 GMT+2
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 17:45 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 15:20 GMT+2
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 13:03 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 10:57 GMT+2
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 10:57 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 09:04 GMT+2
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 09:04 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 07:29 GMT+2
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 07:29 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 06:12 GMT+2
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 05:18 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 04:47 GMT+2
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 04:43 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 05:07 GMT+2
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 04:43 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 05:07 GMT+2
  18. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:14 to 06:53 (peak 05:04). Sutak from 18:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 28 Oct, 03:14 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 06:53 GMT+2 · sutak from 27 Oct, 18:14 GMT+2
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 09:13 GMT+2 → 1 Nov, 11:26 GMT+2
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 09:13 GMT+2 → 1 Nov, 11:26 GMT+2