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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2006

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2063 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Dashami from 00:27DashamiMaha Navami2Shukla Ekadashi from 22:32EkadashiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Dwadashi from 20:00DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 16:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:34Chaturdashi6Shukla Purnima from 09:56PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima7Krishna Dwitiya from 02:34Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 23:11Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 20:13ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 17:49Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 16:07Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 15:12Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 15:08Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 15:54Navami15Krishna Dashami from 17:23Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 19:28Ekadashi17Krishna Dwadashi from 21:57DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Trayodashi from 00:38Trayodashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:21ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat20Krishna Amavasya from 05:55AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 08:14Pratipada23Shukla Dwitiya from 10:12DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai DoojEid al-Fitr+124Shukla Tritiya from 11:48Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 12:59Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 13:43Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 13:59Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 13:45SaptamiChhath Puja29Shukla Ashtami from 12:59Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 11:42Navami31Shukla Dashami from 09:54Dashami
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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: 1 Oct, 01:42 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 00:27 GMT+3
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 2 Oct, 00:27 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 22:32 GMT+3
  4. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 22:32 GMT+3 → 3 Oct, 20:00 GMT+3
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 16:59 GMT+3 → 5 Oct, 13:34 GMT+3
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 6 Oct, 09:56 GMT+3 → 7 Oct, 06:12 GMT+3
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 6 Oct, 09:56 GMT+3 → 7 Oct, 06:12 GMT+3
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 20:13 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 17:49 GMT+3
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 20:13 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 17:49 GMT+3
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 19:28 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 21:57 GMT+3
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:27 GMT+3
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 00:38 GMT+3 → 20 Oct, 03:21 GMT+3
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 00:38 GMT+3 → 20 Oct, 03:21 GMT+3
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Oct, 03:21 GMT+3 → 21 Oct, 05:55 GMT+3
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 05:55 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 08:14 GMT+3
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 05:55 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 08:14 GMT+3
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 08:14 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 10:12 GMT+3
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 10:12 GMT+3 → 24 Oct, 11:48 GMT+3
  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 27 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 13:59 GMT+3 → 28 Oct, 13:45 GMT+3