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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2001

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2058 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Purnima from 21:53Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 23:48PratipadaGandhi JayantiAshwin Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 01:24Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 02:40Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 03:34Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 04:06PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi7Krishna Shashthi from 04:12Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 03:50Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 02:57Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 01:33Navami11Krishna Dashami from 23:36Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 21:10Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 18:20DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 15:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:51ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 08:32AmavasyaKartika Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 02:34DwitiyaNavratri beginsTula Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 00:16Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 22:37Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 21:44Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 21:42Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 22:28SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)23Shukla Ashtami from 23:59Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 02:04NavamiDurga Ashtami25Shukla Dashami from 04:29DashamiMaha Navami26Shukla Dashami (continues)DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami27Shukla Ekadashi from 07:02Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 10:29DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 12:39TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:26Chaturdashi31Shukla Purnima from 15:47PurnimaSharad Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2001

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Purnima: 1 Oct, 21:53 GMT+10 → 2 Oct, 23:48 GMT+10
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Oct, 03:34 GMT+10 → 7 Oct, 04:06 GMT+10
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 21:10 GMT+10 → 13 Oct, 18:20 GMT+10
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 15:10 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 11:51 GMT+10
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 11:51 GMT+10 → 16 Oct, 08:32 GMT+10
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 16 Oct, 08:32 GMT+10 → 17 Oct, 05:23 GMT+10
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 17 Oct, 05:23 GMT+10 → 18 Oct, 02:34 GMT+10
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 14:37 GMT+10
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 21:42 GMT+10 → 22 Oct, 22:28 GMT+10
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 23:59 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 02:04 GMT+10
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Navami: 25 Oct, 02:04 GMT+10 → 26 Oct, 04:29 GMT+10
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 26 Oct, 04:29 GMT+10 → 27 Oct, 07:02 GMT+10
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Oct, 07:02 GMT+10 → 28 Oct, 10:29 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Oct, 12:39 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 14:26 GMT+11
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 31 Oct, 15:47 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 16:40 GMT+11