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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Vijayawada
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1Krishna Pratipada from 02:35PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 04:57DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 07:28Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 10:02ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 12:32Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 14:47Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 16:37Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 17:49Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 18:17Navami11Krishna Dashami from 17:53Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 16:39Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 14:36DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 11:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:33ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 01:01PratipadaKartika Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 21:08DwitiyaNavratri beginsTula Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 17:27Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 14:08Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 11:19Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 09:08Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 07:40SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)23Shukla Ashtami from 06:57Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 06:59NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami25Shukla Dashami from 07:42DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 09:00Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 10:46DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 12:54TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:16ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 17:46Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 20:19PratipadaSharad 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, 00:26 IST → 2 Oct, 02:35 IST
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 10:02 IST → 6 Oct, 12:32 IST
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 16:39 IST → 13 Oct, 14:36 IST
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 11:51 IST → 15 Oct, 08:33 IST
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 08:33 IST → 16 Oct, 04:52 IST
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 16 Oct, 04:52 IST → 17 Oct, 01:01 IST
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 17 Oct, 01:01 IST → 17 Oct, 21:08 IST
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:05 IST
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 09:08 IST → 22 Oct, 07:40 IST
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 06:57 IST → 24 Oct, 06:59 IST
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 06:59 IST → 25 Oct, 07:42 IST
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 07:42 IST → 26 Oct, 09:00 IST
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 09:00 IST → 27 Oct, 10:46 IST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 12:54 IST → 29 Oct, 15:16 IST
  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, 17:46 IST → 31 Oct, 20:19 IST
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 17:46 IST → 31 Oct, 20:19 IST