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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2008

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Muscat
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1Shukla Tritiya from 13:22TritiyaEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi from 14:44ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 16:35Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 18:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 21:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 23:52Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 02:11NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 04:03DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Ekadashi from 05:17EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Dwadashi from 05:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 05:23Trayodashi12Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 02:25Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 00:02PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 21:15Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 18:14Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 15:09ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 12:08Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 09:21Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 06:52Saptami21Krishna Navami from 03:08Navami22Krishna Dashami from 01:56Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 01:09Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 00:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 00:50Trayodashi26Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:15ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Amavasya from 02:02AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri28Shukla Pratipada from 03:13PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 04:48DwitiyaGovardhan Puja30Shukla Dwitiya (continues)DwitiyaBhai Dooj31Shukla Tritiya from 06:47Tritiya
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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, 18:50 GST → 5 Oct, 21:20 GST
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 23:52 GST → 8 Oct, 02:11 GST
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 02:11 GST → 9 Oct, 04:03 GST
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 04:03 GST → 10 Oct, 05:17 GST
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 05:17 GST → 11 Oct, 05:44 GST
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 05:23 GST → 13 Oct, 04:14 GST
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 02:25 GST → 15 Oct, 00:02 GST
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 02:25 GST → 15 Oct, 00:02 GST
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 15:09 GST → 18 Oct, 12:08 GST
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 15:09 GST → 18 Oct, 12:08 GST
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 03:50 GST
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 01:09 GST → 25 Oct, 00:48 GST
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 00:50 GST → 27 Oct, 01:15 GST
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 00:50 GST → 27 Oct, 01:15 GST
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 01:15 GST → 28 Oct, 02:02 GST
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 02:02 GST → 29 Oct, 03:14 GST
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 02:02 GST → 29 Oct, 03:14 GST
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 03:14 GST → 30 Oct, 04:48 GST
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 04:48 GST → 31 Oct, 06:47 GST