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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2072

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2129 · Durban
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1Krishna Panchami from 17:05Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 17:35ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 17:33Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 16:58Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 15:48Navami6Krishna Dashami from 14:06Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 11:51Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 09:09DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 06:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Amavasya from 23:19AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri11Shukla Pratipada from 19:54PratipadaAshwin Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 16:42DwitiyaNavratri begins13Shukla Tritiya from 13:51TritiyaEid al-Fitr14Shukla Chaturthi from 11:32Chaturthi15Shukla Panchami from 09:54Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 09:03Shashthi17Shukla Saptami from 09:03SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)Tula Sankranti18Shukla Ashtami from 09:53Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 11:29NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami20Shukla Dashami from 13:41Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 16:14EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 18:56DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 21:33Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:53ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 01:50Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 03:20PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 04:23Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 04:58Tritiya29Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 05:08ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 04:19Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2072

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 11:51 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 09:09 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 06:05 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 02:46 GMT+2
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 02:46 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 23:19 GMT+2
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Amavasya: 10 Oct, 23:19 GMT+2 → 11 Oct, 19:55 GMT+2
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 11 Oct, 19:55 GMT+2 → 12 Oct, 16:42 GMT+2
  7. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 09:03 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 09:03 GMT+2
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 11:27 GMT+2
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 09:53 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 11:29 GMT+2
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 11:29 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 13:41 GMT+2
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 13:41 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 16:14 GMT+2
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 16:14 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 18:56 GMT+2
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 21:33 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 23:53 GMT+2
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 01:50 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 03:20 GMT+2
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 01:50 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 03:20 GMT+2
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 05:08 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 04:55 GMT+2
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 05:08 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 04:55 GMT+2