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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2072

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2129 · Houston
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1Krishna Panchami from 10:05Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 10:35ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 10:33Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 09:58Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 08:48Navami6Krishna Ekadashi from 04:51Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 02:09DwadashiIndira Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 23:05Trayodashi9Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:46ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 16:19Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 12:54PratipadaAshwin Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 09:42DwitiyaNavratri begins13Shukla Chaturthi from 04:32ChaturthiEid al-Fitr14Shukla Panchami from 02:54Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 02:03Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 02:03SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)17Shukla Ashtami from 02:53AshtamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Navami from 04:29NavamiDurga Ashtami19Shukla Dashami from 06:41DashamiMaha Navami20Shukla Dashami (continues)DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 09:14Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 11:56DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 14:33TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:53Chaturdashi25Shukla Purnima from 18:50PurnimaSharad Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 20:20PratipadaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 21:23Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 21:58Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 22:08Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 21:55PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 21:19Shashthi
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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 6 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 04:51 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 02:09 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 23:05 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 19:46 GMT-5
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Oct, 19:46 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 16:19 GMT-5
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Amavasya: 10 Oct, 16:19 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 12:55 GMT-5
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 11 Oct, 12:55 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 09:42 GMT-5
  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 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 02:03 GMT-5 → 17 Oct, 02:03 GMT-5
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:27 GMT-5
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 02:53 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 04:29 GMT-5
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 04:29 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 06:41 GMT-5
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 06:41 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 09:14 GMT-5
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 09:14 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 11:56 GMT-5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 14:33 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 16:53 GMT-5
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 18:50 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 20:20 GMT-5
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 18:50 GMT-5 → 26 Oct, 20:20 GMT-5
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 22:08 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 21:55 GMT-5
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 22:08 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 21:55 GMT-5