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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2056

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2113 · Amritsar
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1Krishna Ashtami from 16:06Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 17:49NavamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dashami from 18:51Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 19:03Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 18:22DwadashiIndira Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 16:52TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:37ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 11:46Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 08:30PratipadaNavratri beginsAshwin Amavasya10Shukla Tritiya from 01:24Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 21:57Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 18:46Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 16:00Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 13:44SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)15Shukla Ashtami from 12:04Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 11:00NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami17Shukla Dashami from 10:31DashamiDussehra · VijayadashamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Ekadashi from 10:36Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 11:10DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 12:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:32Chaturdashi22Shukla Purnima from 15:15PurnimaSharad Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 17:16PratipadaAshwin Purnima24Krishna Dwitiya from 19:33Dwitiya25Krishna Tritiya from 22:03Tritiya26Krishna Chaturthi from 00:40Chaturthi27Krishna Panchami from 03:17PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 05:43Shashthi29Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 07:46Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 09:14Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2056

  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: 4 Oct, 19:03 IST → 5 Oct, 18:22 IST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 16:52 IST → 7 Oct, 14:37 IST
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Oct, 14:37 IST → 8 Oct, 11:46 IST
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Shukla Pratipada: 9 Oct, 08:30 IST → 10 Oct, 04:59 IST
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Amavasya: 8 Oct, 11:46 IST → 9 Oct, 08:30 IST
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 13 Oct, 16:00 IST → 14 Oct, 13:44 IST
  8. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 15 Oct, 12:04 IST → 16 Oct, 11:00 IST
  9. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 16 Oct, 11:00 IST → 17 Oct, 10:31 IST
  10. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 17 Oct, 10:31 IST → 18 Oct, 10:36 IST
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:33 IST
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 10:36 IST → 19 Oct, 11:10 IST
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 12:09 IST → 21 Oct, 13:32 IST
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 22 Oct, 15:15 IST → 23 Oct, 17:16 IST
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Purnima: 22 Oct, 15:15 IST → 23 Oct, 17:16 IST
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 00:40 IST → 28 Oct, 03:17 IST
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Oct, 00:40 IST → 28 Oct, 03:17 IST