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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2021

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 23:18Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 23:26DwadashiGandhi JayantiIndira Ekadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 22:45Trayodashi4Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:20ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri5Krishna Amavasya from 19:19Amavasya6Shukla Pratipada from 16:50PratipadaAshwin Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 14:02DwitiyaNavratri begins8Shukla Tritiya from 11:03Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 08:04Chaturthi10Shukla Shashthi from 02:29Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 00:05SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 22:03Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 20:23NavamiDurga Ashtami14Shukla Dashami from 19:07DashamiMaha Navami15Shukla Ekadashi from 18:17EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami16Shukla Dwadashi from 17:52DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 17:54TrayodashiPradosh VratTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:22ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi19Shukla Purnima from 19:18Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 20:41PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 22:31Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 00:45Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 03:16Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 05:58PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi25Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami26Krishna Shashthi from 08:39Shashthi27Krishna Saptami from 11:05Saptami28Krishna Ashtami from 13:04Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 14:24Navami30Krishna Dashami from 14:58Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 14:42Ekadashi
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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, 23:18 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 23:26 GMT+5:45
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 22:45 GMT+5:45 → 4 Oct, 21:20 GMT+5:45
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Oct, 21:20 GMT+5:45 → 5 Oct, 19:19 GMT+5:45
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Amavasya: 5 Oct, 19:19 GMT+5:45 → 6 Oct, 16:50 GMT+5:45
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 6 Oct, 16:50 GMT+5:45 → 7 Oct, 14:02 GMT+5:45
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 11 Oct, 02:29 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 00:05 GMT+5:45
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 22:03 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 20:23 GMT+5:45
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 20:23 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 19:07 GMT+5:45
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 19:07 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 18:17 GMT+5:45
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 18:17 GMT+5:45 → 16 Oct, 17:52 GMT+5:45
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 17:54 GMT+5:45 → 18 Oct, 18:22 GMT+5:45
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:27 GMT+5:45
  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.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 19:18 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 20:41 GMT+5:45
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 19:18 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 20:41 GMT+5:45
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 24 Oct, 03:16 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 05:58 GMT+5:45
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 24 Oct, 03:16 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 05:58 GMT+5:45