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October 2021

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Vancouver
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 10:33Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 10:41DwadashiGandhi JayantiIndira Ekadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 10:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:35ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri5Shukla Pratipada from 04:05PratipadaAshwin Amavasya6Shukla Dwitiya from 01:17DwitiyaNavratri begins7Shukla Tritiya from 22:18Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 19:19Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 16:25Panchami10Shukla Shashthi from 13:44Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 11:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)12Shukla Ashtami from 09:18Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 07:38NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami14Shukla Ekadashi from 05:32EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami15Shukla Dwadashi from 05:07DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 05:09Trayodashi17Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:37ChaturdashiPradosh VratTula Sankranti18Shukla Purnima from 06:33PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi19Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 07:56Pratipada21Krishna Dwitiya from 09:46Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 12:00Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 14:31ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 17:13Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 19:54Shashthi26Krishna Saptami from 22:20Saptami27Krishna Ashtami from 00:19Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 01:39Navami29Krishna Dashami from 02:13Dashami30Krishna Ekadashi from 01:57Ekadashi31Krishna Dwadashi from 00:52DwadashiRama 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, 10:33 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 10:41 GMT-7
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 10:00 GMT-7 → 4 Oct, 08:35 GMT-7
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Oct, 08:35 GMT-7 → 5 Oct, 06:34 GMT-7
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Amavasya: 5 Oct, 06:34 GMT-7 → 6 Oct, 04:05 GMT-7
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 6 Oct, 04:05 GMT-7 → 7 Oct, 01:17 GMT-7
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 10 Oct, 13:44 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 11:20 GMT-7
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 12 Oct, 09:18 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 07:38 GMT-7
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 13 Oct, 07:38 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 06:22 GMT-7
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 14 Oct, 06:22 GMT-7 → 15 Oct, 05:32 GMT-7
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 05:32 GMT-7 → 16 Oct, 05:07 GMT-7
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 05:09 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 05:37 GMT-7
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 00:42 GMT-7
  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 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 06:33 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 07:56 GMT-7
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Purnima: 19 Oct, 06:33 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 07:56 GMT-7
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 14:31 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 17:13 GMT-7
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Oct, 14:31 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 17:13 GMT-7
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 31 Oct, 01:57 GMT-7 → 1 Nov, 00:52 GMT-7