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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2046

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2103 · Durban
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1Shukla Tritiya from 20:47Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 17:25ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 14:36Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 12:27Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 11:07SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 10:37Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 10:56NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami8Shukla Dashami from 12:01DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 13:43Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 15:51DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 18:15TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)12Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 23:17Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 01:41PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 03:54Dwitiya16Krishna Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 05:55TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 07:40ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 09:04Panchami20Krishna Shashthi from 10:03Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 10:32Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 10:25Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 09:39Navami24Krishna Dashami from 08:12Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 06:06EkadashiRama Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 00:12Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:41ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+128Krishna Amavasya from 16:58AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja29Shukla Pratipada from 13:16PratipadaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 09:46DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj31Shukla Tritiya from 06:39Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2046

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 4 Oct, 12:27 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 11:07 GMT+2
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 10:37 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 10:56 GMT+2
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 7 Oct, 10:56 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 12:01 GMT+2
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 8 Oct, 12:01 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 13:43 GMT+2
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 13:43 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 15:51 GMT+2
  7. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 18:15 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 20:46 GMT+2
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 23:17 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 01:41 GMT+2
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 13 Oct, 23:17 GMT+2 → 15 Oct, 01:41 GMT+2
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 19:33 GMT+2
  12. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 07:40 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 09:04 GMT+2
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 07:40 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 09:04 GMT+2
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 06:06 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 03:24 GMT+2
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 00:12 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 20:41 GMT+2
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 00:12 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 20:41 GMT+2
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 20:41 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 16:58 GMT+2
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 28 Oct, 16:58 GMT+2 → 29 Oct, 13:17 GMT+2
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 16:58 GMT+2 → 29 Oct, 13:17 GMT+2
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 13:17 GMT+2 → 30 Oct, 09:46 GMT+2
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 09:46 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 06:39 GMT+2