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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2016

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Meerut
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1Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaNavratri begins2Shukla Dwitiya from 07:45DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Tritiya from 10:05Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 12:34Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 15:06Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 17:32Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 19:41SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)8Shukla Ashtami from 21:24Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 22:31NavamiDurga Ashtami10Shukla Dashami from 22:53DashamiMaha Navami11Shukla Ekadashi from 22:28EkadashiDussehra · VijayadashamiMuharram (Ashura)12Shukla Dwadashi from 21:14DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 19:15TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:36Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 13:25PurnimaSharad Purnima16Krishna Pratipada from 09:53PratipadaAshwin Purnima17Krishna Tritiya from 02:23TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 22:48Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 19:32PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Shashthi from 16:46Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 14:37Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 13:10Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 12:28Navami24Krishna Dashami from 12:30Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 13:13Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 14:30DwadashiRama Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 16:15TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat28Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:20ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 20:40Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 23:08PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 01:39DwitiyaGovardhan 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, 05:42 IST → 2 Oct, 07:45 IST
  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, 17:32 IST → 7 Oct, 19:41 IST
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 8 Oct, 21:24 IST → 9 Oct, 22:31 IST
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Navami: 9 Oct, 22:31 IST → 10 Oct, 22:53 IST
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 10 Oct, 22:53 IST → 11 Oct, 22:28 IST
  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, 22:28 IST → 12 Oct, 21:14 IST
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 19:15 IST → 14 Oct, 16:36 IST
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 15 Oct, 13:25 IST → 16 Oct, 09:53 IST
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Purnima: 15 Oct, 13:25 IST → 16 Oct, 09:53 IST
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:31 IST
  13. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 22:48 IST → 19 Oct, 19:32 IST
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 22:48 IST → 19 Oct, 19:32 IST
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 13:13 IST → 26 Oct, 14:30 IST
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 16:15 IST → 28 Oct, 18:20 IST
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 16:15 IST → 28 Oct, 18:20 IST
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Oct, 18:20 IST → 29 Oct, 20:40 IST
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 20:40 IST → 30 Oct, 23:08 IST
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 20:40 IST → 30 Oct, 23:08 IST
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Oct, 23:08 IST → 1 Nov, 01:39 IST