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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2004

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2061 · Toronto
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 09:10ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 10:27PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Shashthi from 12:16Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 14:30Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 16:57Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 19:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 21:35Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 23:19Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 00:29DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 01:00Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:52ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri12Krishna Amavasya from 00:06Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada from 22:48PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 21:03DwitiyaNavratri begins15Shukla Tritiya from 18:58Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 16:39ChaturthiTula Sankranti17Shukla Panchami from 14:13Panchami18Shukla Shashthi from 11:45Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 09:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Navami from 04:57NavamiDurga Ashtami21Shukla Dashami from 03:04DashamiMaha Navami22Shukla Ekadashi from 01:29EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Dwadashi from 00:12DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 23:18Trayodashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:47ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 22:43Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 23:07PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+128Krishna Dwitiya from 00:00Dwitiya29Krishna Tritiya from 01:23Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 02:13Chaturthi31Krishna Panchami from 04:26PanchamiKarwa 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, 09:10 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 10:27 GMT-4
  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: 8 Oct, 23:19 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 00:29 GMT-4
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 01:00 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 00:52 GMT-4
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 00:52 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 00:06 GMT-4
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 00:06 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 22:48 GMT-4
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 22:48 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 21:03 GMT-4
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 19:03 GMT-4
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 11:45 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 09:20 GMT-4
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 07:03 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 04:57 GMT-4
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 04:57 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 03:04 GMT-4
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 03:04 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 01:29 GMT-4
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 01:29 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 00:12 GMT-4
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 23:18 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 22:47 GMT-4
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:14 to 00:53 (peak 23:04). Sutak from 12:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 27 Oct, 21:14 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 00:53 GMT-4 · sutak from 27 Oct, 12:14 GMT-4
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 22:43 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 23:07 GMT-4
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 22:43 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 23:07 GMT-4
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 02:13 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 04:26 GMT-5
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 02:13 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 04:26 GMT-5