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October 2006

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2063 · Toronto
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1Shukla Dashami from 17:27DashamiMaha Navami2Shukla Ekadashi from 15:32EkadashiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Dwadashi from 13:00DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 09:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Purnima from 02:56Purnima6Krishna Pratipada from 23:12PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima7Krishna Dwitiya from 19:34Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 16:11Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 13:13ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 10:49Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 09:07Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 08:12Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 08:08Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 08:54Navami15Krishna Dashami from 10:23Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 12:28Ekadashi17Krishna Dwadashi from 14:57DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Trayodashi from 17:38TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat19Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:21ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri20Krishna Amavasya from 22:55Amavasya21Shukla Pratipada from 01:14PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 03:12DwitiyaGovardhan Puja23Shukla Tritiya from 04:48TritiyaBhai DoojEid al-Fitr24Shukla Chaturthi from 05:59Chaturthi25Shukla Panchami from 06:43Panchami26Shukla Shashthi from 06:59Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 06:45SaptamiChhath Puja28Shukla Ashtami from 04:59Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 03:42Navami30Shukla Dashami from 01:54Dashami31Shukla Ekadashi from 23:37Ekadashi
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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, 18:42 GMT-4 → 1 Oct, 17:27 GMT-4
  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: 1 Oct, 17:27 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 15:32 GMT-4
  4. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 15:32 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 13:00 GMT-4
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 09:59 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 06:34 GMT-4
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 02:56 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 23:12 GMT-4
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 02:56 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 23:12 GMT-4
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 13:13 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 10:49 GMT-4
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 13:13 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 10:49 GMT-4
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 12:28 GMT-4 → 17 Oct, 14:57 GMT-4
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:27 GMT-4
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 17:38 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 20:21 GMT-4
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 17:38 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 20:21 GMT-4
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 19 Oct, 20:21 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 22:55 GMT-4
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 22:55 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 01:14 GMT-4
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 22:55 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 01:14 GMT-4
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 01:14 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 03:12 GMT-4
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 03:12 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 04:48 GMT-4
  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, 06:59 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 06:45 GMT-4