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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2061

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2118 · Colombo
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1Krishna Tritiya from 10:23Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 07:44ChaturthiGandhi JayantiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 02:21Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 23:49Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 21:30Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 19:28Navami7Krishna Dashami from 17:46Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 16:27Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 15:31DwadashiIndira Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 15:01TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:57ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri12Krishna Amavasya from 15:20Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada from 16:11PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 17:29DwitiyaNavratri begins15Shukla Tritiya from 19:12Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 21:19Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 23:42PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 02:13Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 04:42SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami21Shukla Ashtami from 06:56Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 08:43NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami23Shukla Dashami from 09:54DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami24Shukla Ekadashi from 10:20Ekadashi25Shukla Dwadashi from 10:00DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 08:53TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:02Chaturdashi28Krishna Pratipada from 01:41PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 22:28Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 19:04Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 15:42ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2061

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Oct, 07:44 IST → 3 Oct, 05:01 IST
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 16:27 IST → 9 Oct, 15:31 IST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 15:01 IST → 11 Oct, 14:57 IST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Oct, 14:57 IST → 12 Oct, 15:20 IST
  6. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Amavasya: 12 Oct, 15:20 IST → 13 Oct, 16:11 IST
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 16:11 IST → 14 Oct, 17:29 IST
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 19:14 IST
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 19 Oct, 02:13 IST → 20 Oct, 04:42 IST
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 06:56 IST → 22 Oct, 08:43 IST
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 08:43 IST → 23 Oct, 09:54 IST
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 09:54 IST → 24 Oct, 10:20 IST
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 10:20 IST → 25 Oct, 10:00 IST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 08:53 IST → 27 Oct, 07:02 IST
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 04:36 IST → 29 Oct, 01:41 IST
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 04:36 IST → 29 Oct, 01:41 IST
  18. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 15:42 IST → 1 Nov, 12:29 IST
  19. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 15:42 IST → 1 Nov, 12:29 IST