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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Sydney
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1Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 07:05PratipadaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dwitiya from 09:27Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 12:58Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 15:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 18:02Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 20:17Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 22:07Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 23:19Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 23:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 23:23Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 22:09Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 20:06DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 17:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:03ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 10:22Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada from 06:31PratipadaNavratri beginsKartika AmavasyaTula Sankranti+118Shukla Tritiya from 22:57Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 19:38Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 16:49Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 14:38Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 13:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)23Shukla Ashtami from 12:27Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 12:29NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami25Shukla Dashami from 13:12DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 14:30Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 16:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 18:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:46ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 23:16Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 01:49PratipadaSharad 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, 04:56 GMT+10 → 2 Oct, 07:05 GMT+10
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 15:32 GMT+11 → 6 Oct, 18:02 GMT+11
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 22:09 GMT+11 → 13 Oct, 20:06 GMT+11
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 17:21 GMT+11 → 15 Oct, 14:03 GMT+11
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 14:03 GMT+11 → 16 Oct, 10:22 GMT+11
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 17 Oct, 06:31 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 02:38 GMT+11
  8. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Amavasya: 16 Oct, 10:22 GMT+11 → 17 Oct, 06:31 GMT+11
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:35 GMT+11
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 14:38 GMT+11 → 22 Oct, 13:10 GMT+11
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 12:27 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 12:29 GMT+11
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 12:29 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 13:12 GMT+11
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 13:12 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 14:30 GMT+11
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 14:30 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 16:16 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 18:24 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 20:46 GMT+11
  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, 23:16 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 01:49 GMT+11
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 23:16 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 01:49 GMT+11