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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2016

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2073 · London
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 03:15DwitiyaNavratri begins2Shukla Tritiya from 05:35TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 08:04Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 10:36Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 13:02Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 15:11SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)8Shukla Ashtami from 16:54Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 18:01NavamiDurga Ashtami10Shukla Dashami from 18:23DashamiMaha Navami11Shukla Ekadashi from 17:58EkadashiDussehra · VijayadashamiMuharram (Ashura)12Shukla Dwadashi from 16:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 14:45TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:06Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 08:55PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Dwitiya from 01:38Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 21:53TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 18:18ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 15:02Panchami20Krishna Shashthi from 12:16Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 10:07Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 08:40Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 07:58Navami24Krishna Dashami from 08:00Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 08:43Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 10:00DwadashiRama Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 11:45TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat28Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:50ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 16:10AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja30Shukla Pratipada from 17:38PratipadaKartika Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 20:09DwitiyaGovardhan 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, 01:12 GMT+1 → 2 Oct, 03:15 GMT+1
  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, 13:02 GMT+1 → 7 Oct, 15:11 GMT+1
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 8 Oct, 16:54 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 18:01 GMT+1
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Navami: 9 Oct, 18:01 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 18:23 GMT+1
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 10 Oct, 18:23 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 17:58 GMT+1
  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, 17:58 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 16:44 GMT+1
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 14:45 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 12:06 GMT+1
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 15 Oct, 08:55 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 05:23 GMT+1
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 15 Oct, 08:55 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 05:23 GMT+1
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 02:01 GMT+1
  13. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 18:18 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 15:02 GMT+1
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 18:18 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 15:02 GMT+1
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 08:43 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 10:00 GMT+1
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 11:45 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 11:45 GMT+1 → 28 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Oct, 13:50 GMT+1 → 29 Oct, 16:10 GMT+1
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 29 Oct, 16:10 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 17:38 GMT
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 16:10 GMT+1 → 30 Oct, 17:38 GMT
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Oct, 17:38 GMT → 31 Oct, 20:09 GMT