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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2008

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1Shukla Tritiya from 11:22TritiyaEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi from 12:44ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 14:35Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 16:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 19:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 21:52Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 00:11NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 02:03DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Ekadashi from 03:17EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Dwadashi from 03:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 03:23Trayodashi12Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 00:25Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 22:02PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 19:15Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 16:14Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 13:09ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 10:08Panchami19Krishna Saptami from 04:52Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 02:47Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 01:08Navami22Krishna Dashami from 23:56Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 23:09Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 22:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 22:50Trayodashi26Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:15ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+127Krishna Amavasya from 23:02Amavasya28Shukla Pratipada from 00:13PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 01:48DwitiyaGovardhan Puja30Shukla Tritiya from 03:47TritiyaBhai Dooj31Shukla Chaturthi from 06:06Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2008

  1. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 4 Oct, 16:50 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 19:20 GMT+2
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 21:52 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 00:11 GMT+2
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 00:11 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 02:03 GMT+2
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 02:03 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 03:17 GMT+2
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 03:17 GMT+2 → 11 Oct, 03:44 GMT+2
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 03:23 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 02:14 GMT+2
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 00:25 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 22:02 GMT+2
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 00:25 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 22:02 GMT+2
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 13:09 GMT+2 → 18 Oct, 10:08 GMT+2
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 13:09 GMT+2 → 18 Oct, 10:08 GMT+2
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 01:50 GMT+2
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 23:09 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 22:48 GMT+2
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 22:50 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 22:15 GMT+1
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 22:50 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 22:15 GMT+1
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Oct, 22:15 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 23:02 GMT+1
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 27 Oct, 23:02 GMT+1 → 29 Oct, 00:14 GMT+1
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 27 Oct, 23:02 GMT+1 → 29 Oct, 00:14 GMT+1
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 00:14 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 01:48 GMT+1
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 01:48 GMT+1 → 31 Oct, 03:47 GMT+1