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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2073

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2130 · Houston
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 01:30DwitiyaNavratri begins2Shukla Tritiya from 21:43TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Chaturthi from 18:09ChaturthiEid al-Fitr4Shukla Panchami from 14:59Panchami5Shukla Shashthi from 12:22Shashthi6Shukla Saptami from 10:25SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)7Shukla Ashtami from 09:14Ashtami8Shukla Navami from 08:49NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami9Shukla Dashami from 09:10DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 10:11Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 11:45DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 13:44TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:00Chaturdashi14Shukla Purnima from 18:25PurnimaSharad Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 20:54PratipadaAshwin Purnima16Krishna Dwitiya from 23:22Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 01:46TritiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 04:00Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 05:59PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami21Krishna Shashthi from 07:37Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 08:47Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 09:20Ashtami24Krishna Navami from 09:12Navami25Krishna Dashami from 08:19Dashami26Krishna Dwadashi from 04:18DwadashiRama Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 01:20Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:52ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri+129Krishna Amavasya from 18:06AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja30Shukla Pratipada from 14:12PratipadaKartika Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 10:22DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2073

  1. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Pratipada: 1 Oct, 05:21 GMT-5 → 2 Oct, 01:30 GMT-5
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  4. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 5 Oct, 12:22 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 10:25 GMT-5
  5. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 7 Oct, 09:14 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 08:49 GMT-5
  6. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 08:49 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 09:10 GMT-5
  7. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 09:10 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 10:11 GMT-5
  8. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 10:11 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 11:45 GMT-5
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 13:44 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 16:00 GMT-5
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 14 Oct, 18:25 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 20:54 GMT-5
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 18:25 GMT-5 → 15 Oct, 20:54 GMT-5
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 10:32 GMT-5
  13. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Oct, 04:00 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 05:59 GMT-5
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Oct, 04:00 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 05:59 GMT-5
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 06:40 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 04:18 GMT-5
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 01:20 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 21:52 GMT-5
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 01:20 GMT-5 → 28 Oct, 21:52 GMT-5
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Oct, 21:52 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 18:06 GMT-5
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 29 Oct, 18:06 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 14:13 GMT-5
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 18:06 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 14:13 GMT-5
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Oct, 14:13 GMT-5 → 31 Oct, 10:22 GMT-5
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 31 Oct, 10:22 GMT-5 → 1 Nov, 06:47 GMT-5