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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Doha
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1Krishna Pratipada from 00:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 02:27DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Tritiya from 04:58Tritiya4Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 07:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 10:02Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 12:17Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 14:07Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 15:19Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 15:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 15:23Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 14:09Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 12:06DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 09:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:03ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 22:31PratipadaKartika Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 18:38DwitiyaNavratri beginsTula Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 14:57Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 11:38Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 08:49Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 06:38ShashthiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 04:27Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 04:29NavamiDurga Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 05:12DashamiMaha Navami25Shukla Dashami (continues)DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 06:30Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 08:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 10:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:46ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 15:16PurnimaSharad Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 17:49PratipadaAshwin 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, 21:56 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 00:05 GMT+3
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 07:32 GMT+3 → 6 Oct, 10:02 GMT+3
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 14:09 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 12:06 GMT+3
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 09:21 GMT+3 → 15 Oct, 06:03 GMT+3
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 06:03 GMT+3 → 16 Oct, 02:22 GMT+3
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 16 Oct, 02:22 GMT+3 → 16 Oct, 22:31 GMT+3
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 22:31 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 18:38 GMT+3
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:35 GMT+3
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 06:38 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 05:10 GMT+3
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 04:27 GMT+3 → 24 Oct, 04:29 GMT+3
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 04:29 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 05:12 GMT+3
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 05:12 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 06:30 GMT+3
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 06:30 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 08:16 GMT+3
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 10:24 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 12:46 GMT+3
  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, 15:16 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 17:49 GMT+3
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 15:16 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 17:49 GMT+3