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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2014

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Sydney
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1Shukla Ashtami from 18:19Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 16:38NavamiGandhi JayantiDurga Ashtami3Shukla Dashami from 14:28DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Ekadashi from 11:54EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)5Shukla Dwadashi from 10:02DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 06:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 00:43Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 21:50PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+19Krishna Dwitiya from 19:18Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 17:15Tritiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 15:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Panchami from 15:03Panchami13Krishna Shashthi from 15:03Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 15:49Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 17:15Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 19:15Navami17Krishna Dashami from 21:37DashamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 00:09Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 02:38DwadashiRama Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 04:52Trayodashi21Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat22Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:42ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 08:05AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja24Shukla Pratipada from 08:56PratipadaPartial solar eclipseKartika Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 09:17DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj26Shukla Tritiya from 09:09Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 08:34Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 07:36Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 06:17ShashthiChhath Puja30Shukla Ashtami from 02:49Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 00:44Navami
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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, 18:19 GMT+10 → 2 Oct, 16:38 GMT+10
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Navami: 2 Oct, 16:38 GMT+10 → 3 Oct, 14:28 GMT+10
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 3 Oct, 14:28 GMT+10 → 4 Oct, 11:54 GMT+10
  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, 11:54 GMT+10 → 5 Oct, 10:02 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 06:57 GMT+11 → 7 Oct, 03:48 GMT+11
  8. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:14 to 23:34 (peak 21:54). Sutak from 11:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Oct, 20:14 GMT+11 → 8 Oct, 23:34 GMT+11 · sutak from 8 Oct, 11:14 GMT+11
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 00:43 GMT+11 → 8 Oct, 21:50 GMT+11
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 00:43 GMT+11 → 8 Oct, 21:50 GMT+11
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 15:48 GMT+11 → 12 Oct, 15:03 GMT+11
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 15:48 GMT+11 → 12 Oct, 15:03 GMT+11
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 23:40 GMT+11
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 00:09 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 02:38 GMT+11
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 04:52 GMT+11 → 22 Oct, 06:42 GMT+11
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 04:52 GMT+11 → 22 Oct, 06:42 GMT+11
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Oct, 06:42 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 08:05 GMT+11
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 23 Oct, 08:05 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 08:57 GMT+11
  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, 08:05 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 08:57 GMT+11
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 24 Oct, 08:57 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 09:17 GMT+11
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 25 Oct, 09:17 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 09:09 GMT+11
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 06:17 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 04:40 GMT+11