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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2012

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Dubai
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 08:33Dwitiya2Krishna Tritiya from 10:18TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Chaturthi from 12:29ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 15:00Panchami5Krishna Shashthi from 17:41Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 20:17Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 22:35Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 00:21Navami9Krishna Dashami from 01:24Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 01:39Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 01:04DwadashiIndira Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 23:42Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:39ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri14Krishna Amavasya from 19:02Amavasya15Shukla Pratipada from 16:02PratipadaAshwin Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 12:48DwitiyaNavratri begins17Shukla Tritiya from 09:28TritiyaTula Sankranti18Shukla Panchami from 03:10Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 00:26Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 22:06SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 20:15Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 18:56NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 18:08DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 17:52EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 18:08DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 18:54TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)27Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:07ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Purnima from 21:47Purnima29Krishna Pratipada from 23:49PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima30Krishna Dwitiya from 02:11Dwitiya31Krishna Tritiya from 04:46Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2012

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Oct, 12:29 GST → 4 Oct, 15:00 GST
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 01:39 GST → 12 Oct, 01:04 GST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 23:42 GST → 13 Oct, 21:39 GST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Oct, 21:39 GST → 14 Oct, 19:02 GST
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 14 Oct, 19:02 GST → 15 Oct, 16:03 GST
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 15 Oct, 16:03 GST → 16 Oct, 12:48 GST
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:20 GST
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 00:26 GST → 20 Oct, 22:06 GST
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 20:15 GST → 22 Oct, 18:56 GST
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 18:56 GST → 23 Oct, 18:08 GST
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 18:08 GST → 24 Oct, 17:52 GST
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 17:52 GST → 25 Oct, 18:08 GST
  14. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 18:54 GST → 27 Oct, 20:07 GST
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 21:47 GST → 29 Oct, 23:49 GST
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 21:47 GST → 29 Oct, 23:49 GST