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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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April 2013

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2070 · Muscat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in April 2013

  1. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Apr · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Apr, 16:10 GST → 6 Apr, 14:52 GST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Apr, 13:54 GST → 8 Apr, 13:20 GST
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Apr, 13:20 GST → 9 Apr, 13:13 GST
  4. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Apr · Amavasya: 9 Apr, 13:13 GST → 10 Apr, 13:36 GST
  5. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Apr, 13:36 GST → 11 Apr, 14:28 GST
  6. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 10 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Apr, 13:36 GST → 11 Apr, 14:28 GST
  7. BaisakhiRegional
    Punjab’s harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa.Sun enters 13 Apr, 23:58 GST
  8. Bohag BihuRegional
    Assam’s spring festival and new year.Sun enters 13 Apr, 23:58 GST
  9. Mesha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Mesha.Sun enters 13 Apr, 23:58 GST
  10. Ambedkar JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
  11. VishuRegional
    Kerala’s new year, greeted with the Vishukkani.Sun enters 13 Apr, 23:58 GST
  12. PuthanduRegional
    The Tamil new year.Sun enters 13 Apr, 23:58 GST
  13. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Tithi begins 18 Apr · Shukla Navami: 19 Apr, 05:24 GST → 20 Apr, 06:44 GST
  14. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Apr · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Apr, 07:22 GST → 22 Apr, 07:13 GST
  15. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Apr, 06:19 GST → 24 Apr, 04:44 GST
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Apr, 06:19 GST → 24 Apr, 04:44 GST
  17. Hanuman JayantiHindu festivals
    The birth of Hanuman, celebrated on the Chaitra full moon.Tithi begins 24 Apr · Purnima: 25 Apr, 02:34 GST → 25 Apr, 23:57 GST
  18. Chaitra PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Apr · Purnima: 25 Apr, 02:34 GST → 25 Apr, 23:57 GST
  19. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 23:51 to 00:23 (peak 00:07). Sutak from 14:51: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 25 Apr, 23:51 GST → 26 Apr, 00:23 GST · sutak from 25 Apr, 14:51 GST
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Apr, 14:45 GST → 29 Apr, 11:41 GST