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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2071

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2128 · Houston
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1Shukla Navami from 12:28NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami2Shukla Dashami from 14:54DashamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Ekadashi from 17:22EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Dwadashi from 19:40DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 21:36Trayodashi6Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:05ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 00:00Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 00:23PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima9Krishna Dwitiya from 00:13Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 23:35Tritiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 22:32Chaturthi12Krishna Panchami from 21:08PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Shashthi from 19:28Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 17:35Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 15:33Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 13:25Navami17Krishna Dashami from 11:12DashamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 08:59EkadashiRama Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 04:42Trayodashi20Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:47ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat21Krishna Amavasya from 01:08AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri22Shukla Pratipada from 23:49PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 22:57DwitiyaGovardhan Puja24Shukla Tritiya from 22:37TritiyaBhai DoojEid al-Fitr25Shukla Chaturthi from 22:54Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 23:49Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 01:21Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 03:24SaptamiChhath Puja29Shukla Ashtami from 05:49Ashtami30Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 08:23Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2071

  1. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Ashtami: 30 Sept, 10:18 GMT-5 → 1 Oct, 12:28 GMT-5
  2. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 1 Oct, 12:28 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 14:54 GMT-5
  3. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 2 Oct, 14:54 GMT-5 → 3 Oct, 17:22 GMT-5
  5. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Oct, 17:22 GMT-5 → 4 Oct, 19:40 GMT-5
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 21:36 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 23:05 GMT-5
  7. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 00:00 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 00:23 GMT-5
  8. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 00:00 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 00:23 GMT-5
  9. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 21:08 GMT-5
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 22:32 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 21:08 GMT-5
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 22:21 GMT-5
  12. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 08:59 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 06:48 GMT-5
  13. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 04:42 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 02:47 GMT-5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 04:42 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 02:47 GMT-5
  15. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Oct, 02:47 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 01:08 GMT-5
  16. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 01:08 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 23:49 GMT-5
  17. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 01:08 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 23:49 GMT-5
  18. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 23:49 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 22:57 GMT-5
  19. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 22:57 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 22:37 GMT-5
  20. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 28 Oct, 01:21 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 03:24 GMT-5