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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Dhaka
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1Krishna Tritiya from 10:12Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 08:06ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Panchami from 06:42Panchami4Krishna Shashthi from 06:03Shashthi5Krishna Saptami from 06:11Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 07:05Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 08:38Navami8Krishna Dashami from 10:43Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 13:07Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 15:39DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 18:07Trayodashi12Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:24ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 22:21Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 23:55PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 01:02DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Tritiya from 01:43Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 01:56Chaturthi18Shukla Panchami from 01:42PanchamiTula Sankranti19Shukla Shashthi from 01:02Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 23:55SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 22:23Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 20:29NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 18:15DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 15:44EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 13:02DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 10:14TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:27Chaturdashi28Krishna Pratipada from 02:23PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 00:23DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse30Krishna Tritiya from 22:53Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 22:00Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2023

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 08:06 GMT+6 → 3 Oct, 06:42 GMT+6
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 13:07 GMT+6 → 10 Oct, 15:39 GMT+6
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 18:07 GMT+6 → 12 Oct, 20:24 GMT+6
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 20:24 GMT+6 → 13 Oct, 22:21 GMT+6
  6. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 22:21 GMT+6 → 14 Oct, 23:55 GMT+6
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 23:55 GMT+6 → 16 Oct, 01:02 GMT+6
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 01:59 GMT+6
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 01:02 GMT+6 → 20 Oct, 23:55 GMT+6
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 22:23 GMT+6 → 22 Oct, 20:29 GMT+6
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 20:29 GMT+6 → 23 Oct, 18:15 GMT+6
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 18:15 GMT+6 → 24 Oct, 15:44 GMT+6
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 15:44 GMT+6 → 25 Oct, 13:02 GMT+6
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 10:14 GMT+6 → 27 Oct, 07:27 GMT+6
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 04:47 GMT+6 → 29 Oct, 02:23 GMT+6
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 04:47 GMT+6 → 29 Oct, 02:23 GMT+6
  18. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 01:34 to 02:53 (peak 02:13). Sutak from 16:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 29 Oct, 01:34 GMT+6 → 29 Oct, 02:53 GMT+6 · sutak from 28 Oct, 16:34 GMT+6