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October 2015

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Los Angeles
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1Krishna Shashthi from 04:16Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 02:48SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 02:08Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 02:15Navami5Krishna Dashami from 03:07Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 04:39Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 06:43DwadashiIndira Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 09:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:47ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 14:28Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 17:05PratipadaAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 19:31DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 21:41Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 23:30Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 00:54Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 01:48ShashthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 02:08SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 01:53Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 00:59NavamiDurga Ashtami21Shukla Dashami from 23:28DashamiMaha Navami22Shukla Ekadashi from 21:21EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Dwadashi from 18:42DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Papankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 15:38TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:14Chaturdashi26Shukla Purnima from 08:40PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 01:39Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 22:32Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 19:54ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 17:55Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 16:42Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2015

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 04:39 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 06:43 GMT-7
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 09:09 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 11:47 GMT-7
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 11:47 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 14:28 GMT-7
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 11 Oct, 14:28 GMT-7 → 12 Oct, 17:06 GMT-7
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 17:06 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 19:31 GMT-7
  7. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 11:46 GMT-7
  8. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 01:48 GMT-7 → 19 Oct, 02:08 GMT-7
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 01:53 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 00:59 GMT-7
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 00:59 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 23:28 GMT-7
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 21 Oct, 23:28 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 21:21 GMT-7
  12. 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.
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 21:21 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 18:42 GMT-7
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 15:38 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 12:14 GMT-7
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 26 Oct, 08:40 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 05:05 GMT-7
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 26 Oct, 08:40 GMT-7 → 27 Oct, 05:05 GMT-7
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 19:54 GMT-7 → 30 Oct, 17:55 GMT-7
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 19:54 GMT-7 → 30 Oct, 17:55 GMT-7