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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Sydney
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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, 13:06 GMT+11 → 3 Oct, 11:42 GMT+11
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 18:07 GMT+11 → 10 Oct, 20:39 GMT+11
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 23:07 GMT+11 → 13 Oct, 01:24 GMT+11
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Oct, 01:24 GMT+11 → 14 Oct, 03:21 GMT+11
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 14 Oct, 03:21 GMT+11 → 15 Oct, 04:55 GMT+11
  7. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 15 Oct, 04:55 GMT+11 → 16 Oct, 06:02 GMT+11
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 06:59 GMT+11
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 06:02 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 04:55 GMT+11
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 03:23 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 01:29 GMT+11
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 01:29 GMT+11 → 23 Oct, 23:15 GMT+11
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 23:15 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 20:44 GMT+11
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 20:44 GMT+11 → 25 Oct, 18:02 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 15:14 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 12:27 GMT+11
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 28 Oct, 09:47 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 07:23 GMT+11
  17. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 09:47 GMT+11 → 29 Oct, 07:23 GMT+11