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October 2014

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1Shukla Ashtami from 10:19Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 08:38NavamiGandhi JayantiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami+13Shukla Ekadashi from 03:54EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Dwadashi from 01:02DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Papankusha Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 21:57Trayodashi6Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:48ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 15:43PurnimaSharad Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 12:50PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima9Krishna Dwitiya from 10:18Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 08:15Tritiya11Krishna Panchami from 06:03PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 06:03Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 06:49Saptami14Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 08:15Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 10:15Navami17Krishna Dashami from 12:37DashamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 15:09Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 17:38DwadashiRama Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 19:52Trayodashi21Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:42ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+122Krishna Amavasya from 23:05Amavasya23Shukla Pratipada from 23:56PratipadaPartial solar eclipseDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya+124Shukla Dwitiya from 00:17DwitiyaGovardhan Puja25Shukla Tritiya from 00:09TritiyaBhai Dooj26Shukla Chaturthi from 22:34Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 21:36Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 20:17Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 18:40SaptamiChhath Puja30Shukla Ashtami from 16:49Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 14:44Navami
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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, 10:19 GMT+2 → 2 Oct, 08:38 GMT+2
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 2 Oct, 08:38 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 06:28 GMT+2
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 3 Oct, 06:28 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 03:54 GMT+2
  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 3 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 03:54 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 01:02 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 21:57 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 18:48 GMT+2
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 7 Oct, 15:43 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 12:50 GMT+2
  9. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 7 Oct, 15:43 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 12:50 GMT+2
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 06:48 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 06:03 GMT+2
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 06:48 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 06:03 GMT+2
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:40 GMT+2
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 15:09 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 17:38 GMT+2
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 19:52 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 21:42 GMT+2
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 19:52 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 21:42 GMT+2
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Oct, 21:42 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 23:05 GMT+2
  18. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 23:05 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 23:57 GMT+2
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 23:05 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 23:57 GMT+2
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 23 Oct, 23:57 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 00:17 GMT+2
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 25 Oct, 00:17 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 00:09 GMT+2
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 28 Oct, 20:17 GMT+1 → 29 Oct, 18:40 GMT+1