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October 2011

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Dallas
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1Shukla Shashthi from 13:30Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 11:40SaptamiGandhi JayantiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)3Shukla Ashtami from 10:32Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 10:07NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami5Shukla Dashami from 10:22DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 11:13Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 12:34DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 14:19TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:22Chaturdashi10Shukla Purnima from 18:39PurnimaSharad Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 21:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 23:37Dwitiya13Krishna Tritiya from 02:09Tritiya14Krishna Chaturthi from 04:35Chaturthi15Krishna Panchami from 06:47PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami17Krishna Shashthi from 08:36ShashthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Saptami from 09:53Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 10:29Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 10:19Navami21Krishna Dashami from 09:20Dashami22Krishna Dwadashi from 05:05DwadashiRama Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 02:02Trayodashi24Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:32ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+125Krishna Amavasya from 18:46AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja26Shukla Pratipada from 14:55PratipadaKartika Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 11:11DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj28Shukla Tritiya from 07:43Tritiya29Shukla Panchami from 02:17Panchami30Shukla Shashthi from 00:33Shashthi31Shukla Saptami from 23:36SaptamiChhath Puja
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2011

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 1 Oct, 13:30 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 11:40 GMT-5
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 3 Oct, 10:32 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 10:07 GMT-5
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 4 Oct, 10:07 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 10:22 GMT-5
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 5 Oct, 10:22 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 11:13 GMT-5
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Oct, 11:13 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 12:34 GMT-5
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 14:19 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 16:22 GMT-5
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 10 Oct, 18:39 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 21:05 GMT-5
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Purnima: 10 Oct, 18:39 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 21:05 GMT-5
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 04:35 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 06:47 GMT-5
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 04:35 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 06:47 GMT-5
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:16 GMT-5
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 07:34 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 05:05 GMT-5
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 02:02 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 02:02 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 18:46 GMT-5
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 25 Oct, 18:46 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 14:56 GMT-5
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 25 Oct, 18:46 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 14:56 GMT-5
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Oct, 14:56 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 11:11 GMT-5
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 27 Oct, 11:11 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 07:43 GMT-5
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 31 Oct, 00:33 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 23:36 GMT-5