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October 2005

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Nairobi

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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:12ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 2Krishna Amavasya from 12:02AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti 3Shukla Pratipada from 13:27PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya 4Shukla Dwitiya from 14:26DwitiyaNavratri begins 5Shukla Tritiya from 14:57Tritiya 6Shukla Chaturthi from 15:01Chaturthi 7Shukla Panchami from 14:37Panchami 8Shukla Shashthi from 13:48Shashthi 9Shukla Saptami from 12:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 10:57Ashtami 11Shukla Navami from 08:59NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami 12Shukla Dashami from 06:42DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami 13Shukla Dwadashi from 01:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi 14Shukla Trayodashi from 22:46Trayodashi 15Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:04ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat 16Shukla Purnima from 17:30PurnimaSharad Purnima 17Krishna Pratipada from 15:13PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseAshwin PurnimaTula Sankranti+1 18Krishna Dwitiya from 13:20Dwitiya 19Krishna Tritiya from 11:59Tritiya 20Krishna Chaturthi from 11:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi 21Krishna Panchami from 11:11Panchami 22Krishna Shashthi from 11:51Shashthi 23Krishna Saptami from 13:12Saptami 24Krishna Ashtami from 15:08Ashtami 25Krishna Navami from 17:29Navami 26Krishna Dashami from 20:01Dashami 27Krishna Ekadashi from 22:30Ekadashi 28Krishna Dwadashi from 00:43DwadashiRama Ekadashi 29Krishna Trayodashi from 02:30Trayodashi 30Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:44ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat 31Krishna Amavasya from 04:22AmavasyaMasik 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, 10:12 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 12:02 GMT+3
Sun, 2 Oct
Gandhi JayantiNational
The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mon, 3 Oct
Partial solar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 12:39 to 15:55 (peak 14:22). Sutak from 00:39: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Oct, 12:39 GMT+3 → 3 Oct, 15:55 GMT+3 · sutak from 3 Oct, 00:39 GMT+3
Mon, 3 Oct
Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 12:02 GMT+3 → 3 Oct, 13:28 GMT+3
Tue, 4 Oct
Navratri beginsHindu festivals
Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 13:28 GMT+3 → 4 Oct, 14:26 GMT+3
Sun, 9 Oct
Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 13:48 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 12:34 GMT+3
Tue, 11 Oct
Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 10:57 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 08:59 GMT+3
Tue, 11 Oct
Maha NavamiHindu festivals
The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 08:59 GMT+3 → 12 Oct, 06:42 GMT+3
Wed, 12 Oct
Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 06:42 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 04:12 GMT+3
Thu, 13 Oct
Papankusha EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 04:12 GMT+3 → 14 Oct, 01:31 GMT+3
Sat, 15 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 22:46 GMT+3 → 15 Oct, 20:04 GMT+3
Sun, 16 Oct
Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 16 Oct, 17:30 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 15:13 GMT+3
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, 17:30 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 15:13 GMT+3
Mon, 17 Oct
Tula SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 08:15 GMT+3
Thu, 20 Oct
Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 11:14 GMT+3 → 21 Oct, 11:11 GMT+3
Thu, 20 Oct
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 11:14 GMT+3 → 21 Oct, 11:11 GMT+3
Fri, 28 Oct
Rama EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 22:30 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 00:43 GMT+3
Sun, 30 Oct
DhanterasHindu festivals
The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 02:30 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 03:44 GMT+3
Sun, 30 Oct
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 02:30 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 03:44 GMT+3
Mon, 31 Oct
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 03:44 GMT+3 → 1 Nov, 04:22 GMT+3