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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2015

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Dubai
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1Krishna Panchami from 17:26PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Shashthi from 15:16ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 13:48Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 13:08Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 13:15Navami6Krishna Dashami from 14:07Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 15:39Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 17:43DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 20:09Trayodashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:47ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat11Krishna Amavasya from 01:28AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri12Shukla Pratipada from 04:05PratipadaAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaNavratri begins14Shukla Dwitiya from 06:31Dwitiya15Shukla Tritiya from 08:41Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 10:30Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 11:54PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 12:48Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 13:08SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 12:53Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 11:59NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 10:28DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 08:21EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)Papankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 02:38Trayodashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 19:40PurnimaSharad Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 16:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima28Krishna Dwitiya from 12:39Dwitiya29Krishna Tritiya from 09:32Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 06:54ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 03:42Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2015

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Sept, 20:13 GST → 1 Oct, 17:26 GST
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 15:39 GST → 8 Oct, 17:43 GST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 20:09 GST → 10 Oct, 22:47 GST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 22:47 GST → 12 Oct, 01:28 GST
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 12 Oct, 01:28 GST → 13 Oct, 04:06 GST
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 04:06 GST → 14 Oct, 06:31 GST
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 22:46 GST
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 12:48 GST → 19 Oct, 13:08 GST
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 12:53 GST → 21 Oct, 11:59 GST
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 11:59 GST → 22 Oct, 10:28 GST
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 10:28 GST → 23 Oct, 08:21 GST
  13. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 08:21 GST → 24 Oct, 05:42 GST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 02:38 GST → 25 Oct, 23:14 GST
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 26 Oct, 19:40 GST → 27 Oct, 16:05 GST
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 19:40 GST → 27 Oct, 16:05 GST
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 06:54 GST → 31 Oct, 04:55 GST
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 06:54 GST → 31 Oct, 04:55 GST