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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2011

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2068 · New Jersey (Edison)
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1Shukla Shashthi from 14:30Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 12:40SaptamiGandhi JayantiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)3Shukla Ashtami from 11:32Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 11:07NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami5Shukla Dashami from 11:22DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 12:13Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 13:34DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 15:19TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:22Chaturdashi10Shukla Purnima from 19:39Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 22:05PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 00:37Dwitiya13Krishna Tritiya from 03:09Tritiya14Krishna Chaturthi from 05:35Chaturthi15Krishna Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami from 07:47Panchami17Krishna Shashthi from 09:36ShashthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Saptami from 10:53Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 11:29Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 11:19Navami21Krishna Dashami from 10:20Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 08:34EkadashiRama Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 03:02Trayodashi24Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:32ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+125Krishna Amavasya from 19:46AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja26Shukla Pratipada from 15:55PratipadaKartika Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 12:11DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj28Shukla Tritiya from 08:43Tritiya29Shukla Panchami from 03:17Panchami30Shukla Shashthi from 01:33Shashthi31Shukla Saptami from 00:36SaptamiChhath 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, 14:30 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 12:40 GMT-4
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 3 Oct, 11:32 GMT-4 → 4 Oct, 11:07 GMT-4
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 4 Oct, 11:07 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 11:22 GMT-4
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 5 Oct, 11:22 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 12:13 GMT-4
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Oct, 12:13 GMT-4 → 7 Oct, 13:34 GMT-4
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 15:19 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 17:22 GMT-4
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Purnima: 10 Oct, 19:39 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 22:05 GMT-4
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Purnima: 10 Oct, 19:39 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 22:05 GMT-4
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 05:35 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 07:47 GMT-4
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 05:35 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 07:47 GMT-4
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:16 GMT-4
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 08:34 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 06:05 GMT-4
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 03:02 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 23:32 GMT-4
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 03:02 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 23:32 GMT-4
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Oct, 23:32 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 19:46 GMT-4
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 25 Oct, 19:46 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 15:56 GMT-4
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 25 Oct, 19:46 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 15:56 GMT-4
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Oct, 15:56 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 12:11 GMT-4
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 27 Oct, 12:11 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 08:43 GMT-4
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 31 Oct, 01:33 GMT-4 → 1 Nov, 00:36 GMT-4