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October 2021

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Chicago
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 12:33Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 12:41DwadashiGandhi JayantiIndira Ekadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 12:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:35ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri5Krishna Amavasya from 08:34AmavasyaAshwin Amavasya6Shukla Dwitiya from 03:17DwitiyaNavratri begins7Shukla Tritiya from 00:18Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 21:19Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 18:25Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 15:44Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 13:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 11:18Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 09:38NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami14Shukla Dashami from 08:22DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami15Shukla Ekadashi from 07:32Ekadashi16Shukla Dwadashi from 07:07DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 07:09TrayodashiPradosh VratTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:37ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi19Shukla Purnima from 08:33PurnimaSharad Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 09:56PratipadaAshwin Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 11:46Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 14:00Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 16:31ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 19:13Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 21:54Shashthi26Krishna Saptami from 00:20Saptami27Krishna Ashtami from 02:19Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 03:39Navami29Krishna Dashami from 04:13Dashami30Krishna Ekadashi from 03:57Ekadashi31Krishna Dwadashi from 02:52DwadashiRama Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2021

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 12:33 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 12:41 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 12:00 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 10:35 GMT-5
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Oct, 10:35 GMT-5 → 5 Oct, 08:34 GMT-5
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 5 Oct, 08:34 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 06:05 GMT-5
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 6 Oct, 06:05 GMT-5 → 7 Oct, 03:17 GMT-5
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 15:44 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 13:20 GMT-5
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 11:18 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 09:38 GMT-5
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 09:38 GMT-5 → 14 Oct, 08:22 GMT-5
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 08:22 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 07:32 GMT-5
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 07:32 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 07:07 GMT-5
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 07:09 GMT-5 → 18 Oct, 07:37 GMT-5
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 02:42 GMT-5
  14. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 19 Oct, 08:33 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 09:56 GMT-5
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 08:33 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 09:56 GMT-5
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 16:31 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 19:13 GMT-5
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 16:31 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 19:13 GMT-5
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 31 Oct, 03:57 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 02:52 GMT-5