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October 2006

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2063 · Dallas
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1Shukla Dashami from 16:27DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 14:32EkadashiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Dwadashi from 12:00DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 08:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Purnima from 01:56Purnima6Krishna Pratipada from 22:12PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima7Krishna Dwitiya from 18:34Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 15:11Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 12:13ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 09:49Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 08:07Shashthi12Krishna Ashtami from 07:08Ashtami13Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 07:54Navami15Krishna Dashami from 09:23Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 11:28Ekadashi17Krishna Dwadashi from 13:57DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Trayodashi from 16:38TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat19Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:21ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri20Krishna Amavasya from 21:55Amavasya21Shukla Pratipada from 00:14PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 02:12DwitiyaGovardhan Puja23Shukla Tritiya from 03:48TritiyaBhai DoojEid al-Fitr24Shukla Chaturthi from 04:59Chaturthi25Shukla Panchami from 05:43Panchami26Shukla Shashthi from 05:59Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 05:45SaptamiChhath Puja28Shukla Ashtami from 03:59Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 02:42Navami30Shukla Dashami from 00:54Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 22:37Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2006

  1. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Navami: 30 Sept, 17:42 GMT-5 → 1 Oct, 16:27 GMT-5
  2. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 1 Oct, 16:27 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 14:32 GMT-5
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  4. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 14:32 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 12:00 GMT-5
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 08:59 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 05:34 GMT-5
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 01:56 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 22:12 GMT-5
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 01:56 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 22:12 GMT-5
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 12:13 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 09:49 GMT-5
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 12:13 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 09:49 GMT-5
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 11:28 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 13:57 GMT-5
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:27 GMT-5
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 16:38 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 19:21 GMT-5
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 16:38 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 19:21 GMT-5
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 19 Oct, 19:21 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 21:55 GMT-5
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 21:55 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 00:14 GMT-5
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 21:55 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 00:14 GMT-5
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 00:14 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 02:12 GMT-5
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 02:12 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 03:48 GMT-5
  19. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  20. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 05:59 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 05:45 GMT-5