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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2000

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2057 · Toronto
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1Shukla Panchami from 12:45Panchami2Shukla Shashthi from 13:46ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Saptami from 15:28SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)4Shukla Ashtami from 17:43Ashtami5Shukla Navami from 20:17NavamiDurga Ashtami6Shukla Dashami from 22:54DashamiMaha Navami7Shukla Ekadashi from 01:18EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami8Shukla Dwadashi from 03:15DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi9Shukla Trayodashi from 04:37Trayodashi10Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:20ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Purnima from 05:24Purnima12Krishna Pratipada from 04:52PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 03:52Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 02:28Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 00:48Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami from 22:57PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+117Krishna Shashthi from 21:00Shashthi18Krishna Saptami from 19:00Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 16:59Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 14:58Navami21Krishna Dashami from 12:59Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 11:02Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 09:10DwadashiRama Ekadashi24Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:56ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat25Krishna Amavasya from 04:44AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri26Shukla Pratipada from 03:57PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 03:42DwitiyaGovardhan Puja28Shukla Tritiya from 03:03TritiyaBhai Dooj29Shukla Chaturthi from 04:03Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 05:42Panchami31Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2000

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 2 Oct, 13:46 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 15:28 GMT-4
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 4 Oct, 17:43 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 20:17 GMT-4
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Navami: 5 Oct, 20:17 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 22:54 GMT-4
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 6 Oct, 22:54 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 01:18 GMT-4
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Oct, 01:18 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 03:15 GMT-4
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Oct, 04:37 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 05:20 GMT-4
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Purnima: 12 Oct, 05:24 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 04:52 GMT-4
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Purnima: 12 Oct, 05:24 GMT-4 → 13 Oct, 04:52 GMT-4
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 00:48 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 22:57 GMT-4
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Oct, 00:48 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 22:57 GMT-4
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 18:37 GMT-4
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 11:02 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 09:10 GMT-4
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 07:26 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 05:56 GMT-4
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 07:26 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 05:56 GMT-4
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Oct, 05:56 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 04:44 GMT-4
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 04:44 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 03:58 GMT-4
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 04:44 GMT-4 → 27 Oct, 03:58 GMT-4
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 27 Oct, 03:58 GMT-4 → 28 Oct, 03:42 GMT-4
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 28 Oct, 03:42 GMT-4 → 29 Oct, 03:03 GMT-5