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October 2011

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1Shukla Shashthi from 19:30Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 17:40SaptamiGandhi JayantiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)3Shukla Ashtami from 16:32Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 16:07NavamiDurga Ashtami5Shukla Dashami from 16:22DashamiMaha Navami6Shukla Ekadashi from 17:13EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami7Shukla Dwadashi from 18:34DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 20:19Trayodashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:22ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Purnima from 00:39Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 03:05PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 05:37Dwitiya13Krishna Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 08:09Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 10:35ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami from 12:47Panchami17Krishna Shashthi from 14:36ShashthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Saptami from 15:53Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 16:29Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 16:19Navami21Krishna Dashami from 15:20Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 13:34Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 11:05DwadashiRama Ekadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 08:02TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat25Krishna Amavasya from 00:46AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri26Shukla Pratipada from 20:55PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 17:11DwitiyaGovardhan Puja28Shukla Tritiya from 13:43TritiyaBhai Dooj29Shukla Chaturthi from 10:42Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 07:17Panchami31Shukla Saptami from 04:36SaptamiChhath 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, 19:30 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 17:40 GMT+1
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 3 Oct, 16:32 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 16:07 GMT+1
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Navami: 4 Oct, 16:07 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 16:22 GMT+1
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 5 Oct, 16:22 GMT+1 → 6 Oct, 17:13 GMT+1
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Oct, 17:13 GMT+1 → 7 Oct, 18:34 GMT+1
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 20:19 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 22:22 GMT+1
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Purnima: 11 Oct, 00:39 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 03:05 GMT+1
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Purnima: 11 Oct, 00:39 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 03:05 GMT+1
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 10:35 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 12:47 GMT+1
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 10:35 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 12:47 GMT+1
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 19:16 GMT+1
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 13:34 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 11:05 GMT+1
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 08:02 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 04:32 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 08:02 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 04:32 GMT+1
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Oct, 04:32 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 00:46 GMT+1
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 00:46 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 20:56 GMT+1
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 00:46 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 20:56 GMT+1
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Oct, 20:56 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 17:11 GMT+1
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 27 Oct, 17:11 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 13:43 GMT+1
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 31 Oct, 05:33 GMT → 1 Nov, 04:36 GMT