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October 2013

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1Krishna Trayodashi from 02:34Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:08ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh Vrat3Krishna Amavasya from 03:07AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri4Shukla Pratipada from 02:34PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 01:33DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 00:10Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 22:28Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 20:34Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 18:30Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 16:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)11Shukla Ashtami from 14:08Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 11:56NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami13Shukla Dashami from 09:48DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 07:46EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 04:17TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)16Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:58ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat17Shukla Purnima from 02:04PurnimaTula Sankranti18Krishna Pratipada from 01:37PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 01:43DwitiyaPenumbral lunar eclipse20Krishna Tritiya from 02:22Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 03:36Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 05:21PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Shashthi from 07:32Shashthi24Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 09:59Saptami26Krishna Ashtami from 12:28Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 13:47Navami28Krishna Dashami from 15:43Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 17:06Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 17:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 17:47TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2013

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 2 Oct, 02:34 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 03:08 GMT+2
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Oct, 03:08 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 03:07 GMT+2
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 4 Oct, 03:07 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 02:35 GMT+2
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 5 Oct, 02:35 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 01:33 GMT+2
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 9 Oct, 18:30 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 16:20 GMT+2
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 11 Oct, 14:08 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 11:56 GMT+2
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 12 Oct, 11:56 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 09:48 GMT+2
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 13 Oct, 09:48 GMT+2 → 14 Oct, 07:46 GMT+2
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Oct, 07:46 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 05:54 GMT+2
  11. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Oct, 04:17 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 02:58 GMT+2
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 08:30 GMT+2
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 02:04 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 01:37 GMT+2
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 02:04 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 01:37 GMT+2
  16. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 03:36 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 05:21 GMT+2
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 03:36 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 05:21 GMT+2
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 17:06 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 17:48 GMT+1
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 17:47 GMT+1 → 1 Nov, 17:04 GMT+1
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 17:47 GMT+1 → 1 Nov, 17:04 GMT+1