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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2008

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Suva
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1Shukla Tritiya from 21:22TritiyaEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi from 22:44ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 00:35Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 02:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 05:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami7Shukla Ashtami from 07:52Ashtami8Shukla Navami from 10:11NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami9Shukla Dashami from 12:03DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 13:17Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 13:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 13:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:14Chaturdashi14Shukla Purnima from 10:25PurnimaSharad Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 08:02PratipadaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Tritiya from 02:14Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 23:09ChaturthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Panchami from 20:08PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Shashthi from 17:21Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 14:52Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 12:47Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 11:08Navami23Krishna Dashami from 09:56Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 09:09Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 08:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 08:50TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 10:02AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja29Shukla Pratipada from 11:13PratipadaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 12:48DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj31Shukla Tritiya from 14:47Tritiya
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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: 5 Oct, 02:50 GMT+12 → 6 Oct, 05:20 GMT+12
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 7 Oct, 07:52 GMT+12 → 8 Oct, 10:11 GMT+12
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 10:11 GMT+12 → 9 Oct, 12:03 GMT+12
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 12:03 GMT+12 → 10 Oct, 13:17 GMT+12
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 13:17 GMT+12 → 11 Oct, 13:44 GMT+12
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 13:23 GMT+12 → 13 Oct, 12:14 GMT+12
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 14 Oct, 10:25 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 08:02 GMT+12
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 10:25 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 08:02 GMT+12
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 11:50 GMT+12
  12. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 23:09 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 20:08 GMT+12
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 23:09 GMT+12 → 18 Oct, 20:08 GMT+12
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 09:09 GMT+12 → 25 Oct, 08:48 GMT+12
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 08:50 GMT+12 → 27 Oct, 09:15 GMT+12
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 08:50 GMT+12 → 27 Oct, 09:15 GMT+12
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 09:15 GMT+12 → 28 Oct, 10:02 GMT+12
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 28 Oct, 10:02 GMT+12 → 29 Oct, 11:14 GMT+12
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 10:02 GMT+12 → 29 Oct, 11:14 GMT+12
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 11:14 GMT+12 → 30 Oct, 12:48 GMT+12
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 12:48 GMT+12 → 31 Oct, 14:47 GMT+12