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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2016

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Dubai
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1Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaNavratri begins2Shukla Dwitiya from 06:15DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Tritiya from 08:35Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 11:04Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 13:36Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 16:02Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 18:11SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)8Shukla Ashtami from 19:54Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 21:01NavamiDurga Ashtami10Shukla Dashami from 21:23DashamiMaha Navami11Shukla Ekadashi from 20:58EkadashiDussehra · VijayadashamiMuharram (Ashura)12Shukla Dwadashi from 19:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 17:45TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:06Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 11:55PurnimaSharad Purnima16Krishna Pratipada from 08:23PratipadaAshwin Purnima17Krishna Tritiya from 00:53TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 21:18Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 18:02PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Shashthi from 15:16Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 13:07Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 11:40Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 10:58Navami24Krishna Dashami from 11:00Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 11:43Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 13:00DwadashiRama Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 14:45TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat28Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:50ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 19:10Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 21:38PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 00:09DwitiyaGovardhan Puja
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2016

  1. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Pratipada: 1 Oct, 04:12 GST → 2 Oct, 06:15 GST
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 6 Oct, 16:02 GST → 7 Oct, 18:11 GST
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 8 Oct, 19:54 GST → 9 Oct, 21:01 GST
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Navami: 9 Oct, 21:01 GST → 10 Oct, 21:23 GST
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 10 Oct, 21:23 GST → 11 Oct, 20:58 GST
  7. 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.
  8. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 20:58 GST → 12 Oct, 19:44 GST
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 17:45 GST → 14 Oct, 15:06 GST
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 15 Oct, 11:55 GST → 16 Oct, 08:23 GST
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Purnima: 15 Oct, 11:55 GST → 16 Oct, 08:23 GST
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 05:01 GST
  13. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 21:18 GST → 19 Oct, 18:02 GST
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 21:18 GST → 19 Oct, 18:02 GST
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 11:43 GST → 26 Oct, 13:00 GST
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 14:45 GST → 28 Oct, 16:50 GST
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 14:45 GST → 28 Oct, 16:50 GST
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Oct, 16:50 GST → 29 Oct, 19:10 GST
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 19:10 GST → 30 Oct, 21:38 GST
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 19:10 GST → 30 Oct, 21:38 GST
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Oct, 21:38 GST → 1 Nov, 00:09 GST