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October 2012
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2012
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Oct, 16:29 GMT+8 → 4 Oct, 19:00 GMT+8
- Indira EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 05:39 GMT+8 → 12 Oct, 05:04 GMT+8
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 03:42 GMT+8 → 14 Oct, 01:39 GMT+8
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Oct, 01:39 GMT+8 → 14 Oct, 23:02 GMT+8
- Ashwin AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 14 Oct, 23:02 GMT+8 → 15 Oct, 20:03 GMT+8
- Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 15 Oct, 20:03 GMT+8 → 16 Oct, 16:48 GMT+8
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 08:20 GMT+8
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 04:26 GMT+8 → 21 Oct, 02:06 GMT+8
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 00:15 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 22:56 GMT+8
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 22:56 GMT+8 → 23 Oct, 22:08 GMT+8
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 22:08 GMT+8 → 24 Oct, 21:52 GMT+8
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 21:52 GMT+8 → 25 Oct, 22:08 GMT+8
- Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpectedThe festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 22:54 GMT+8 → 28 Oct, 00:07 GMT+8
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 01:47 GMT+8 → 30 Oct, 03:49 GMT+8
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 01:47 GMT+8 → 30 Oct, 03:49 GMT+8