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October 2005

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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:12ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 2Krishna Amavasya from 10:02AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti 3Shukla Pratipada from 11:27PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya 4Shukla Dwitiya from 12:26DwitiyaNavratri begins 5Shukla Tritiya from 12:57Tritiya 6Shukla Chaturthi from 13:01Chaturthi 7Shukla Panchami from 12:37Panchami 8Shukla Shashthi from 11:48Shashthi 9Shukla Saptami from 10:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 08:57AshtamiDurga Ashtami 11Shukla Dashami from 04:42DashamiMaha Navami 12Shukla Ekadashi from 02:12EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami 13Shukla Dwadashi from 23:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi 14Shukla Trayodashi from 20:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 15Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:04Chaturdashi 16Shukla Purnima from 15:30PurnimaSharad Purnima 17Krishna Pratipada from 13:13PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+1 18Krishna Dwitiya from 11:20Dwitiya 19Krishna Tritiya from 09:59Tritiya 20Krishna Chaturthi from 09:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi 21Krishna Panchami from 09:11Panchami 22Krishna Shashthi from 09:51Shashthi 23Krishna Saptami from 11:12Saptami 24Krishna Ashtami from 13:08Ashtami 25Krishna Navami from 15:29Navami 26Krishna Dashami from 18:01Dashami 27Krishna Ekadashi from 20:30Ekadashi 28Krishna Dwadashi from 22:43DwadashiRama Ekadashi 29Krishna Trayodashi from 00:30Trayodashi 30Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:44ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat 31Krishna Amavasya from 01:22AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2005

Sat, 1 Oct
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 08:12 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 10:02 GMT+1
Sun, 2 Oct
Gandhi JayantiNational
The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mon, 3 Oct
Partial solar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 08:49 to 11:16 (peak 10:00). Sutak from 20:49: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Oct, 08:49 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 11:16 GMT+1 · sutak from 2 Oct, 20:49 GMT+1
Mon, 3 Oct
Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 10:02 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 11:28 GMT+1
Tue, 4 Oct
Navratri beginsHindu festivals
Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 11:28 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 12:26 GMT+1
Sun, 9 Oct
Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 11:48 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 10:34 GMT+1
Mon, 10 Oct
Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 08:57 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 06:59 GMT+1
Tue, 11 Oct
Maha NavamiHindu festivals
The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 06:59 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 04:42 GMT+1
Wed, 12 Oct
Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 04:42 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 02:12 GMT+1
Thu, 13 Oct
Papankusha EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 02:12 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 23:31 GMT+1
Fri, 14 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 20:46 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 18:04 GMT+1
Sun, 16 Oct
Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 16 Oct, 15:30 GMT+1 → 17 Oct, 13:13 GMT+1
Mon, 17 Oct
Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Mon, 17 Oct
Ashwin PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 15:30 GMT+1 → 17 Oct, 13:13 GMT+1
Mon, 17 Oct
Tula SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:15 GMT+1
Thu, 20 Oct
Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 09:14 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 09:11 GMT+1
Thu, 20 Oct
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 09:14 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 09:11 GMT+1
Fri, 28 Oct
Rama EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 20:30 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 22:43 GMT+1
Sun, 30 Oct
DhanterasHindu festivals
The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 00:30 GMT+1 → 31 Oct, 00:44 GMT
Sun, 30 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 00:30 GMT+1 → 31 Oct, 00:44 GMT
Mon, 31 Oct
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 00:44 GMT → 1 Nov, 01:22 GMT