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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2019

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2076 · Sydney
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1Shukla Chaturthi from 18:25Chaturthi2Shukla Panchami from 16:10PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Shashthi from 14:41Shashthi4Shukla Saptami from 14:05SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)5Shukla Ashtami from 14:20Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 16:24NavamiDurga Ashtami7Shukla Dashami from 18:08DashamiMaha Navami8Shukla Ekadashi from 20:20EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami9Shukla Dwadashi from 22:48DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 01:21Trayodashi11Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:50ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Purnima from 06:06Purnima13Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 08:07Pratipada15Krishna Dwitiya from 09:51Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 11:15Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 12:18ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 12:58PanchamiTula Sankranti19Krishna Shashthi from 13:13Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 13:00Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 12:14Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 10:55Navami23Krishna Dashami from 09:02Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 06:39EkadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 00:38Trayodashi26Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:16ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+127Krishna Amavasya from 17:53AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja28Shukla Pratipada from 14:38PratipadaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 11:43DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj30Shukla Tritiya from 09:17Tritiya31Shukla Chaturthi from 07:31Chaturthi
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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 3 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 3 Oct, 14:41 GMT+10 → 4 Oct, 14:05 GMT+10
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 5 Oct, 14:20 GMT+10 → 6 Oct, 16:24 GMT+11
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Navami: 6 Oct, 16:24 GMT+11 → 7 Oct, 18:08 GMT+11
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 7 Oct, 18:08 GMT+11 → 8 Oct, 20:20 GMT+11
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 20:20 GMT+11 → 9 Oct, 22:48 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 01:21 GMT+11 → 12 Oct, 03:50 GMT+11
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 06:06 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 08:07 GMT+11
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 06:06 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 08:07 GMT+11
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 12:18 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 12:58 GMT+11
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 12:18 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 12:58 GMT+11
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 06:32 GMT+11
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 06:39 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 03:48 GMT+11
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 00:38 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 21:16 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 00:38 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 21:16 GMT+11
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Oct, 21:16 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 17:53 GMT+11
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 27 Oct, 17:53 GMT+11 → 28 Oct, 14:39 GMT+11
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 27 Oct, 17:53 GMT+11 → 28 Oct, 14:39 GMT+11
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Oct, 14:39 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 11:43 GMT+11
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 29 Oct, 11:43 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 09:17 GMT+11