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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 1993

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2050 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Pratipada (continues)Pratipada2Krishna Dwitiya from 07:24DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Tritiya from 09:53Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 12:14ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 14:20Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 16:01Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 17:10Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 17:38Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 17:20Navami10Krishna Dashami from 16:14Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 14:23Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 11:50DwadashiIndira Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 08:43TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Amavasya from 01:25AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri15Shukla Pratipada from 21:35PratipadaAshwin Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 17:53DwitiyaNavratri begins17Shukla Tritiya from 14:28TritiyaTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturthi from 11:31Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 09:11Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 07:32Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 06:41SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 06:36Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 07:17NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami24Shukla Dashami from 08:38DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 10:30Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi from 12:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 15:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:44Chaturdashi29Shukla Purnima from 20:15Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 22:37PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 01:47Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 1993

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Oct, 12:14 GMT+10 → 5 Oct, 14:20 GMT+10
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 14:23 GMT+10 → 12 Oct, 11:50 GMT+10
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 08:43 GMT+10 → 14 Oct, 05:11 GMT+10
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Oct, 05:11 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 01:25 GMT+10
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 15 Oct, 01:25 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 21:36 GMT+10
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 15 Oct, 21:36 GMT+10 → 16 Oct, 17:53 GMT+10
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:21 GMT+10
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 07:32 GMT+10 → 21 Oct, 06:41 GMT+10
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 06:36 GMT+10 → 23 Oct, 07:17 GMT+10
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 07:17 GMT+10 → 24 Oct, 08:38 GMT+10
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 08:38 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 10:30 GMT+10
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 10:30 GMT+10 → 26 Oct, 12:44 GMT+10
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 15:12 GMT+10 → 28 Oct, 17:44 GMT+10
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 20:15 GMT+10 → 30 Oct, 22:37 GMT+10
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Purnima: 29 Oct, 20:15 GMT+10 → 30 Oct, 22:37 GMT+10