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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2008

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Tritiya from 17:22TritiyaEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi from 18:44ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 20:35Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 22:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 01:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 03:52Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 06:11NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Navami (continues)NavamiMaha Navami9Shukla Dashami from 08:03DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 09:17Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 09:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 09:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:14Chaturdashi14Krishna Pratipada from 04:02PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 01:15Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 22:14Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 19:09ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 16:08Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 13:21Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 10:52Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 08:47Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 07:08Navami23Krishna Ekadashi from 05:09Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 04:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 04:50Trayodashi26Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:15ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Amavasya from 06:02AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 07:13Pratipada30Shukla Dwitiya from 08:48DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj31Shukla Tritiya from 10:47Tritiya
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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, 22:50 GMT+8 → 6 Oct, 01:20 GMT+8
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 7 Oct, 03:52 GMT+8 → 8 Oct, 06:11 GMT+8
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 06:11 GMT+8 → 9 Oct, 08:03 GMT+8
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 08:03 GMT+8 → 10 Oct, 09:17 GMT+8
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 09:17 GMT+8 → 11 Oct, 09:44 GMT+8
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 09:23 GMT+8 → 13 Oct, 08:14 GMT+8
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 06:25 GMT+8 → 15 Oct, 04:02 GMT+8
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 06:25 GMT+8 → 15 Oct, 04:02 GMT+8
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 19:09 GMT+8 → 18 Oct, 16:08 GMT+8
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 19:09 GMT+8 → 18 Oct, 16:08 GMT+8
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:50 GMT+8
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 05:09 GMT+8 → 25 Oct, 04:48 GMT+8
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 04:50 GMT+8 → 27 Oct, 05:15 GMT+8
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 04:50 GMT+8 → 27 Oct, 05:15 GMT+8
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 05:15 GMT+8 → 28 Oct, 06:02 GMT+8
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 06:02 GMT+8 → 29 Oct, 07:14 GMT+8
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 06:02 GMT+8 → 29 Oct, 07:14 GMT+8
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 07:14 GMT+8 → 30 Oct, 08:48 GMT+8
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 08:48 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 10:47 GMT+8