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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2008

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Sydney
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1Shukla Tritiya from 19:22TritiyaEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi from 20:44ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 22:35Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 00:50Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 04:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami7Shukla Ashtami from 06:52Ashtami8Shukla Navami from 09:11NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami9Shukla Dashami from 11:03DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 12:17Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 12:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 12:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:14Chaturdashi14Shukla Purnima from 09:25PurnimaSharad Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 07:02PratipadaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Tritiya from 01:14Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 22:09ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 19:08Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 16:21Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 13:52Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 11:47Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 10:08Navami23Krishna Dashami from 08:56Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 08:09Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 07:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 07:50TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 09:02AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja29Shukla Pratipada from 10:13PratipadaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 11:48DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj31Shukla Tritiya from 13:47Tritiya
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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, 00:50 GMT+10 → 6 Oct, 04:20 GMT+11
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 7 Oct, 06:52 GMT+11 → 8 Oct, 09:11 GMT+11
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 09:11 GMT+11 → 9 Oct, 11:03 GMT+11
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 11:03 GMT+11 → 10 Oct, 12:17 GMT+11
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 12:17 GMT+11 → 11 Oct, 12:44 GMT+11
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 12:23 GMT+11 → 13 Oct, 11:14 GMT+11
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 14 Oct, 09:25 GMT+11 → 15 Oct, 07:02 GMT+11
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 09:25 GMT+11 → 15 Oct, 07:02 GMT+11
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 22:09 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 19:08 GMT+11
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 22:09 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 19:08 GMT+11
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 10:50 GMT+11
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 08:09 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 07:48 GMT+11
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 07:50 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 08:15 GMT+11
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 07:50 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 08:15 GMT+11
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 08:15 GMT+11 → 28 Oct, 09:02 GMT+11
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 28 Oct, 09:02 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 10:14 GMT+11
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 09:02 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 10:14 GMT+11
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 10:14 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 11:48 GMT+11
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 11:48 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 13:47 GMT+11