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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Birmingham
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1Krishna Pratipada from 22:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 00:27DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Tritiya from 02:58Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 05:32Chaturthi5Krishna Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 08:02Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 10:17Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 12:07Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 13:19Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 13:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 13:23Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 12:09Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 10:06DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:03ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Amavasya from 00:22AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 20:31PratipadaKartika Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 16:38DwitiyaNavratri beginsTula Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 12:57Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 09:38Chaturthi20Shukla Shashthi from 04:38Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 03:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 02:27Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 02:29NavamiDurga Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 02:12DashamiMaha Navami25Shukla Ekadashi from 03:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Dwadashi from 05:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 07:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:46ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 12:16PurnimaSharad Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 14:49PratipadaAshwin Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2020

  1. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Purnima: 30 Sept, 19:56 GMT+1 → 1 Oct, 22:05 GMT+1
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 05:32 GMT+1 → 6 Oct, 08:02 GMT+1
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 12:09 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 10:06 GMT+1
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 07:21 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 04:03 GMT+1
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 04:03 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 00:22 GMT+1
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 16 Oct, 00:22 GMT+1 → 16 Oct, 20:31 GMT+1
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 20:31 GMT+1 → 17 Oct, 16:38 GMT+1
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 02:35 GMT+1
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 04:38 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 03:10 GMT+1
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 02:27 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 02:29 GMT+1
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 02:29 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 02:12 GMT
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 02:12 GMT → 26 Oct, 03:30 GMT
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 03:30 GMT → 27 Oct, 05:16 GMT
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 07:24 GMT → 29 Oct, 09:46 GMT
  16. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 30 Oct, 12:16 GMT → 31 Oct, 14:49 GMT
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 12:16 GMT → 31 Oct, 14:49 GMT