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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2006

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2063 · Auckland
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1Shukla Navami from 11:42NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami2Shukla Dashami from 10:27DashamiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 08:32EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 02:59Trayodashi5Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:34ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Purnima from 19:56PurnimaSharad Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 16:12PratipadaAshwin Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 12:34Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 09:11Tritiya10Krishna Panchami from 03:49PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Shashthi from 02:07Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 01:12Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 01:08Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 01:54Navami15Krishna Dashami from 03:23Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 05:28Ekadashi17Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama Ekadashi18Krishna Dwadashi from 07:57DwadashiTula Sankranti19Krishna Trayodashi from 10:38TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:21ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 15:55AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja22Shukla Pratipada from 18:14PratipadaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 20:12DwitiyaGovardhan PujaEid al-Fitr24Shukla Tritiya from 21:48TritiyaBhai Dooj25Shukla Chaturthi from 22:59Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 23:43Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 23:59Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 23:45SaptamiChhath Puja29Shukla Ashtami from 22:59Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 21:42Navami31Shukla Dashami from 19:54Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2006

  1. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Ashtami: 30 Sept, 11:14 GMT+12 → 1 Oct, 11:42 GMT+13
  2. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 1 Oct, 11:42 GMT+13 → 2 Oct, 10:27 GMT+13
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 2 Oct, 10:27 GMT+13 → 3 Oct, 08:32 GMT+13
  5. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Oct, 08:32 GMT+13 → 4 Oct, 06:00 GMT+13
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 02:59 GMT+13 → 5 Oct, 23:34 GMT+13
  7. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 6 Oct, 19:56 GMT+13 → 7 Oct, 16:12 GMT+13
  8. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 19:56 GMT+13 → 7 Oct, 16:12 GMT+13
  9. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 06:13 GMT+13 → 11 Oct, 03:49 GMT+13
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 06:13 GMT+13 → 11 Oct, 03:49 GMT+13
  11. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Oct, 05:28 GMT+13 → 18 Oct, 07:57 GMT+13
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 00:27 GMT+13
  13. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 10:38 GMT+13 → 20 Oct, 13:21 GMT+13
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 10:38 GMT+13 → 20 Oct, 13:21 GMT+13
  15. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Oct, 13:21 GMT+13 → 21 Oct, 15:55 GMT+13
  16. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 21 Oct, 15:55 GMT+13 → 22 Oct, 18:14 GMT+13
  17. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 15:55 GMT+13 → 22 Oct, 18:14 GMT+13
  18. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 18:14 GMT+13 → 23 Oct, 20:12 GMT+13
  19. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 20:12 GMT+13 → 24 Oct, 21:48 GMT+13
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 23:59 GMT+13 → 28 Oct, 23:45 GMT+13