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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2046

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2103 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Tritiya from 00:32Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 21:10ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 18:21Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 16:12Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 14:52SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 14:22Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 14:41NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 15:46DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Ekadashi from 17:28EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Dwadashi from 19:36DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 22:00TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)12Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:31ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 03:02Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 05:26PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Pratipada (continues)Pratipada16Krishna Dwitiya from 07:39Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 09:40TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 11:25ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 12:49Panchami20Krishna Shashthi from 13:48Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 14:17Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 14:10Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 13:24Navami24Krishna Dashami from 11:57Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 09:51Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 07:09DwadashiRama Ekadashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:26ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat28Krishna Amavasya from 20:43AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri29Shukla Pratipada from 17:01PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 13:31DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj31Shukla Tritiya from 10:24Tritiya
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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, 16:12 GMT+5:45 → 5 Oct, 14:52 GMT+5:45
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 6 Oct, 14:22 GMT+5:45 → 7 Oct, 14:41 GMT+5:45
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 7 Oct, 14:41 GMT+5:45 → 8 Oct, 15:46 GMT+5:45
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 8 Oct, 15:46 GMT+5:45 → 9 Oct, 17:28 GMT+5:45
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 17:28 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 19:36 GMT+5:45
  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, 22:00 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 00:31 GMT+5:45
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 03:02 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 05:26 GMT+5:45
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 03:02 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 05:26 GMT+5:45
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 23:18 GMT+5:45
  12. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 11:25 GMT+5:45 → 19 Oct, 12:49 GMT+5:45
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 11:25 GMT+5:45 → 19 Oct, 12:49 GMT+5:45
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 09:51 GMT+5:45 → 26 Oct, 07:09 GMT+5:45
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 03:57 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 00:26 GMT+5:45
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 03:57 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 00:26 GMT+5:45
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Oct, 00:26 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 20:43 GMT+5:45
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 20:43 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 17:02 GMT+5:45
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 20:43 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 17:02 GMT+5:45
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 17:02 GMT+5:45 → 30 Oct, 13:31 GMT+5:45
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 13:31 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 10:24 GMT+5:45