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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Pratipada from 02:50PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 05:12DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 07:43Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 10:17ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 12:47Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 15:02Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 16:52Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 18:04Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 18:32Navami11Krishna Dashami from 18:08Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 16:54Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 14:51DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 12:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:48ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 01:16PratipadaKartika Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 21:23DwitiyaNavratri beginsTula Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 17:42Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 14:23Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 11:34Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 09:23Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 07:55SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)23Shukla Ashtami from 07:12Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 07:14NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami25Shukla Dashami from 07:57DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 09:15Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 11:01DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 13:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:31ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 18:01Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 20:34PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin 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: 1 Oct, 00:41 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 02:50 GMT+5:45
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 10:17 GMT+5:45 → 6 Oct, 12:47 GMT+5:45
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 16:54 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 14:51 GMT+5:45
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 12:06 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 08:48 GMT+5:45
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 08:48 GMT+5:45 → 16 Oct, 05:07 GMT+5:45
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 16 Oct, 05:07 GMT+5:45 → 17 Oct, 01:16 GMT+5:45
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 17 Oct, 01:16 GMT+5:45 → 17 Oct, 21:23 GMT+5:45
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:20 GMT+5:45
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 09:23 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 07:55 GMT+5:45
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 07:12 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 07:14 GMT+5:45
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 07:14 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 07:57 GMT+5:45
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 07:57 GMT+5:45 → 26 Oct, 09:15 GMT+5:45
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 09:15 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 11:01 GMT+5:45
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 13:09 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 15:31 GMT+5:45
  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.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 18:01 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 20:34 GMT+5:45
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 18:01 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 20:34 GMT+5:45