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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2037

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2094 · Colombo
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1Krishna Ashtami from 04:05Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 03:42NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 02:35Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 00:45Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 22:16DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 19:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:42ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 11:56Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 08:04PratipadaNavratri beginsAshwin Amavasya10Shukla Tritiya from 00:50Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 21:51Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 19:30Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 17:55Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 17:12SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Ashtami from 17:22Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 18:19NavamiDurga Ashtami17Shukla Dashami from 19:58DashamiMaha NavamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Ekadashi from 22:07EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami19Shukla Dwadashi from 00:35DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 03:08Trayodashi21Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:39ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 07:59PurnimaSharad Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 10:06PratipadaAshwin Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 11:56Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 13:28Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 14:40ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 15:29Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 15:53Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 15:47Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 15:08Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2037

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 00:45 IST → 5 Oct, 22:16 IST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 19:12 IST → 7 Oct, 15:42 IST
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 15:42 IST → 8 Oct, 11:56 IST
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 08:04 IST → 10 Oct, 04:18 IST
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 11:56 IST → 9 Oct, 08:04 IST
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 13 Oct, 17:55 IST → 14 Oct, 17:12 IST
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 15 Oct, 17:22 IST → 16 Oct, 18:19 IST
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Navami: 16 Oct, 18:19 IST → 17 Oct, 19:58 IST
  10. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:34 IST
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 17 Oct, 19:58 IST → 18 Oct, 22:07 IST
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 22:07 IST → 20 Oct, 00:35 IST
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 03:08 IST → 22 Oct, 05:39 IST
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 23 Oct, 07:59 IST → 24 Oct, 10:06 IST
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Purnima: 23 Oct, 07:59 IST → 24 Oct, 10:06 IST
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 14:40 IST → 28 Oct, 15:29 IST
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 14:40 IST → 28 Oct, 15:29 IST