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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2013

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2070 · New Jersey (Edison)
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 20:34Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:08ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+13Krishna Amavasya from 21:07Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 20:34PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 19:33DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 18:10Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 16:28Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 14:34Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 12:30Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 10:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)11Shukla Ashtami from 08:08AshtamiDurga Ashtami12Shukla Dashami from 03:48DashamiMaha Navami13Shukla Ekadashi from 01:46EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami14Shukla Dwadashi from 23:54DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 22:17TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)16Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:58ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat17Shukla Purnima from 20:04PurnimaTula Sankranti18Krishna Pratipada from 19:37PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+119Krishna Dwitiya from 19:43Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 20:22Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 21:36Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 23:21PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Shashthi from 01:32Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 03:59Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 06:28Ashtami26Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 08:47Navami28Krishna Dashami from 10:43Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 12:06Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 12:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 12:47TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh 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: 1 Oct, 20:34 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 21:08 GMT-4
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 21:08 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 21:07 GMT-4
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 21:07 GMT-4 → 4 Oct, 20:35 GMT-4
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 20:35 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 19:33 GMT-4
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 9 Oct, 12:30 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 10:20 GMT-4
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Shukla Ashtami: 11 Oct, 08:08 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 05:56 GMT-4
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Navami: 12 Oct, 05:56 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 03:48 GMT-4
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 13 Oct, 03:48 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 01:46 GMT-4
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Oct, 01:46 GMT-4 → 14 Oct, 23:54 GMT-4
  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: 15 Oct, 22:17 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 20:58 GMT-4
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 02:30 GMT-4
  14. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 20:04 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 19:37 GMT-4
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 20:04 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 19:37 GMT-4
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 21:36 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 23:21 GMT-4
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 21:36 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 23:21 GMT-4
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 12:06 GMT-4 → 30 Oct, 12:48 GMT-4
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 12:47 GMT-4 → 1 Nov, 12:04 GMT-4
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 12:47 GMT-4 → 1 Nov, 12:04 GMT-4