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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2012

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Suva
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 16:33Dwitiya2Krishna Tritiya from 18:18TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Chaturthi from 20:29ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 23:00Panchami5Krishna Shashthi from 01:41Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 04:17Saptami7Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 06:35Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 08:21Navami10Krishna Dashami from 09:24Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 09:39Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 09:04DwadashiIndira Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 07:42TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:39ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri15Shukla Pratipada from 00:02PratipadaAshwin Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 20:48DwitiyaNavratri begins17Shukla Tritiya from 17:28TritiyaTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturthi from 14:13Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 11:10Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 08:26Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 07:06SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Navami from 03:56NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 03:08DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 02:52EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 03:08DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 03:54TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)27Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:07ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi29Shukla Purnima from 06:47PurnimaSharad Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 08:49PratipadaAshwin Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 11:11Dwitiya
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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, 20:29 GMT+12 → 4 Oct, 23:00 GMT+12
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 09:39 GMT+12 → 12 Oct, 09:04 GMT+12
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 07:42 GMT+12 → 14 Oct, 05:39 GMT+12
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Oct, 05:39 GMT+12 → 15 Oct, 03:02 GMT+12
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 15 Oct, 03:02 GMT+12 → 16 Oct, 00:03 GMT+12
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 00:03 GMT+12 → 16 Oct, 20:48 GMT+12
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:20 GMT+12
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 08:26 GMT+12 → 21 Oct, 07:06 GMT+13
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 05:15 GMT+13 → 23 Oct, 03:56 GMT+13
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 03:56 GMT+13 → 24 Oct, 03:08 GMT+13
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 03:08 GMT+13 → 25 Oct, 02:52 GMT+13
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 02:52 GMT+13 → 26 Oct, 03:08 GMT+13
  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: 27 Oct, 03:54 GMT+13 → 28 Oct, 05:07 GMT+13
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 29 Oct, 06:47 GMT+13 → 30 Oct, 08:49 GMT+13
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 06:47 GMT+13 → 30 Oct, 08:49 GMT+13