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October 2019

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2076 · Leicester
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1Shukla Chaturthi from 09:25Chaturthi2Shukla Panchami from 07:10PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Saptami from 05:05SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)4Shukla Ashtami from 05:20Ashtami5Shukla Navami from 06:24NavamiDurga Ashtami6Shukla Navami (continues)NavamiMaha Navami7Shukla Dashami from 08:08DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 10:20Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi from 12:48DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 15:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:50Chaturdashi12Shukla Purnima from 20:06Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 22:07PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 23:51Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 01:15Tritiya16Krishna Chaturthi from 02:18Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 02:58PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Shashthi from 03:13Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 03:00Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 02:14Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 00:55Navami22Krishna Dashami from 23:02Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 20:39Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 17:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 14:38TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat26Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:16ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri27Krishna Amavasya from 06:53AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 00:43DwitiyaGovardhan Puja29Shukla Tritiya from 22:17TritiyaBhai Dooj30Shukla Chaturthi from 20:31Chaturthi31Shukla Panchami from 19:31Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2019

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 3 Oct, 05:41 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 05:05 GMT+1
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 5 Oct, 05:20 GMT+1 → 6 Oct, 06:24 GMT+1
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Navami: 6 Oct, 06:24 GMT+1 → 7 Oct, 08:08 GMT+1
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 7 Oct, 08:08 GMT+1 → 8 Oct, 10:20 GMT+1
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 10:20 GMT+1 → 9 Oct, 12:48 GMT+1
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 15:21 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 17:50 GMT+1
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Purnima: 12 Oct, 20:06 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 22:07 GMT+1
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Purnima: 12 Oct, 20:06 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 22:07 GMT+1
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 02:18 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 02:58 GMT+1
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 02:18 GMT+1 → 18 Oct, 02:58 GMT+1
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 20:32 GMT+1
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 20:39 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 17:48 GMT+1
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 14:38 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 11:16 GMT+1
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 14:38 GMT+1 → 26 Oct, 11:16 GMT+1
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Oct, 11:16 GMT+1 → 27 Oct, 06:53 GMT
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 27 Oct, 06:53 GMT → 28 Oct, 03:39 GMT
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 27 Oct, 06:53 GMT → 28 Oct, 03:39 GMT
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Oct, 03:39 GMT → 29 Oct, 00:43 GMT
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 29 Oct, 00:43 GMT → 29 Oct, 22:17 GMT