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October 2008

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Leicester
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1Shukla Tritiya from 10:22TritiyaEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi from 11:44ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 13:35Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 15:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 18:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 20:52Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 23:11NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 01:03DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Ekadashi from 02:17EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Dwadashi from 02:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 02:23Trayodashi12Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 23:25Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 21:02PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 18:15Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 15:14Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 12:09ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 09:08Panchami19Krishna Saptami from 03:52Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 01:47Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 00:08Navami22Krishna Dashami from 22:56Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 22:09Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 21:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 21:50Trayodashi26Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:15ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+127Krishna Amavasya from 22:02Amavasya28Shukla Pratipada from 23:13PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 00:48DwitiyaGovardhan Puja30Shukla Tritiya from 02:47TritiyaBhai Dooj31Shukla Chaturthi from 05:06Chaturthi
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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, 15:50 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 18:20 GMT+1
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 20:52 GMT+1 → 7 Oct, 23:11 GMT+1
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 7 Oct, 23:11 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 01:03 GMT+1
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 01:03 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 02:17 GMT+1
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 02:17 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 02:44 GMT+1
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 02:23 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 01:14 GMT+1
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 23:25 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 21:02 GMT+1
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 23:25 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 21:02 GMT+1
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 12:09 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 09:08 GMT+1
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 12:09 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 09:08 GMT+1
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:50 GMT+1
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 22:09 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 21:48 GMT+1
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 21:50 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 21:15 GMT
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 21:50 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 21:15 GMT
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Oct, 21:15 GMT → 27 Oct, 22:02 GMT
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 27 Oct, 22:02 GMT → 28 Oct, 23:14 GMT
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 27 Oct, 22:02 GMT → 28 Oct, 23:14 GMT
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Oct, 23:14 GMT → 30 Oct, 00:48 GMT
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 00:48 GMT → 31 Oct, 02:47 GMT