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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2018

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Ashtami from 00:39Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 22:47NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 20:40Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 18:19Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 15:47DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 13:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 08:02Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 05:46PratipadaNavratri beginsAshwin Amavasya10Shukla Tritiya from 02:36Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 01:58Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 02:04Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 02:58Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 04:35SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami16Shukla Ashtami from 06:46Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 09:20NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti+118Shukla Dashami from 11:59DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 14:27Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 16:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 18:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:53Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 19:06PurnimaSharad Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 18:45PratipadaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 17:54Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 16:39Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 15:08ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 13:24Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 11:33Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 09:38Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 07:40Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2018

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 18:19 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 15:47 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 13:10 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 10:32 GMT+2
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 10:32 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 08:02 GMT+2
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 05:47 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 03:55 GMT+2
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 08:02 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 05:47 GMT+2
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 14 Oct, 02:58 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 04:35 GMT+2
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 16 Oct, 06:46 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 09:20 GMT+2
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 17 Oct, 09:20 GMT+2 → 18 Oct, 11:59 GMT+2
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:14 GMT+2
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 18 Oct, 11:59 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 14:27 GMT+2
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 14:27 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 16:31 GMT+2
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 18:01 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 18:53 GMT+2
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 23 Oct, 19:06 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 18:45 GMT+2
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 19:06 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 18:45 GMT+2
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 15:08 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 13:24 GMT+2
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 15:08 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 13:24 GMT+2