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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2014

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Muscat
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1Shukla Ashtami from 12:19Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 10:38NavamiGandhi JayantiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami+13Shukla Dashami from 08:28DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Dwadashi from 03:02DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Papankusha Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 23:57Trayodashi6Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:48ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 17:43PurnimaSharad Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 14:50PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima9Krishna Dwitiya from 12:18Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 10:15Tritiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 08:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Panchami from 08:03Panchami13Krishna Shashthi from 08:03Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 08:49Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 10:15Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 12:15Navami17Krishna Dashami from 14:37DashamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 17:09Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 19:38DwadashiRama Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 21:52Trayodashi21Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:42ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat22Krishna Amavasya from 01:05AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri23Shukla Pratipada from 01:56PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya24Shukla Dwitiya from 02:17DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseGovardhan Puja25Shukla Tritiya from 02:09TritiyaBhai Dooj26Shukla Chaturthi from 01:34Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 00:36Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 23:17Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 21:40SaptamiChhath Puja30Shukla Ashtami from 19:49Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 17:44Navami
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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, 12:19 GST → 2 Oct, 10:38 GST
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 2 Oct, 10:38 GST → 3 Oct, 08:28 GST
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 3 Oct, 08:28 GST → 4 Oct, 05:54 GST
  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, 05:54 GST → 5 Oct, 03:02 GST
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 23:57 GST → 6 Oct, 20:48 GST
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 7 Oct, 17:43 GST → 8 Oct, 14:50 GST
  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, 17:43 GST → 8 Oct, 14:50 GST
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 08:48 GST → 12 Oct, 08:03 GST
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 08:48 GST → 12 Oct, 08:03 GST
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 16:40 GST
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 17:09 GST → 19 Oct, 19:38 GST
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 21:52 GST → 21 Oct, 23:42 GST
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 21:52 GST → 21 Oct, 23:42 GST
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Oct, 23:42 GST → 23 Oct, 01:05 GST
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 23 Oct, 01:05 GST → 24 Oct, 01:57 GST
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 23 Oct, 01:05 GST → 24 Oct, 01:57 GST
  20. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 24 Oct, 01:57 GST → 25 Oct, 02:17 GST
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 25 Oct, 02:17 GST → 26 Oct, 02:09 GST
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 28 Oct, 23:17 GST → 29 Oct, 21:40 GST