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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2014

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Auckland
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1Shukla Ashtami from 21:19Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 19:38NavamiGandhi JayantiDurga Ashtami3Shukla Dashami from 17:28DashamiMaha Navami4Shukla Ekadashi from 14:54EkadashiDussehra · VijayadashamiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)5Shukla Dwadashi from 12:02DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 08:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 02:43Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 23:50PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+19Krishna Dwitiya from 21:18Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 19:15Tritiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 17:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Panchami from 17:03Panchami13Krishna Shashthi from 17:03Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 17:49Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 19:15Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 21:15Navami17Krishna Dashami from 23:37Dashami18Krishna Ekadashi from 02:09EkadashiTula Sankranti19Krishna Dwadashi from 04:38DwadashiRama Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 06:52TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat22Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:42ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 10:05AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja24Shukla Pratipada from 10:56PratipadaPartial solar eclipseKartika Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 11:17DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj26Shukla Tritiya from 11:09Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 10:34Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 09:36Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 08:17Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 06:40SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Navami from 02:44Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2014

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 1 Oct, 21:19 GMT+13 → 2 Oct, 19:38 GMT+13
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Navami: 2 Oct, 19:38 GMT+13 → 3 Oct, 17:28 GMT+13
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 3 Oct, 17:28 GMT+13 → 4 Oct, 14:54 GMT+13
  5. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 14:54 GMT+13 → 5 Oct, 12:02 GMT+13
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 08:57 GMT+13 → 7 Oct, 05:48 GMT+13
  8. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 22:14 to 01:34 (peak 23:54). Sutak from 13:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Oct, 22:14 GMT+13 → 9 Oct, 01:34 GMT+13 · sutak from 8 Oct, 13:14 GMT+13
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 02:43 GMT+13 → 8 Oct, 23:50 GMT+13
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 02:43 GMT+13 → 8 Oct, 23:50 GMT+13
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 17:48 GMT+13 → 12 Oct, 17:03 GMT+13
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 17:48 GMT+13 → 12 Oct, 17:03 GMT+13
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 01:40 GMT+13
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 02:09 GMT+13 → 20 Oct, 04:38 GMT+13
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 06:52 GMT+13 → 22 Oct, 08:42 GMT+13
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 06:52 GMT+13 → 22 Oct, 08:42 GMT+13
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Oct, 08:42 GMT+13 → 23 Oct, 10:05 GMT+13
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 23 Oct, 10:05 GMT+13 → 24 Oct, 10:57 GMT+13
  19. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Amavasya: 23 Oct, 10:05 GMT+13 → 24 Oct, 10:57 GMT+13
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 24 Oct, 10:57 GMT+13 → 25 Oct, 11:17 GMT+13
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 25 Oct, 11:17 GMT+13 → 26 Oct, 11:09 GMT+13
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 08:17 GMT+13 → 30 Oct, 06:40 GMT+13