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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2003

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2060 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Saptami from 15:47SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 13:46AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 12:08NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami4Shukla Dashami from 10:57DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 10:12Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi from 09:54DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 10:03TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:39Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 11:42PurnimaSharad Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 13:12PratipadaAshwin Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 15:07Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 17:25Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 19:59Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 22:41PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 01:19Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 03:41Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 05:34AshtamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 06:47Navami20Krishna Dashami from 07:13Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 06:48EkadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 03:37Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:02ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat24Krishna Amavasya from 21:58AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri25Shukla Pratipada from 18:35PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 15:02DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj27Shukla Tritiya from 11:29Tritiya28Shukla Chaturthi from 08:06Chaturthi29Shukla Shashthi from 02:21Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 00:13SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 22:41Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2003

  1. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Sept, 18:12 GMT+5:45 → 1 Oct, 15:47 GMT+5:45
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 13:46 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 12:08 GMT+5:45
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 12:08 GMT+5:45 → 4 Oct, 10:57 GMT+5:45
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 10:57 GMT+5:45 → 5 Oct, 10:12 GMT+5:45
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 10:12 GMT+5:45 → 6 Oct, 09:54 GMT+5:45
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 10:03 GMT+5:45 → 8 Oct, 10:39 GMT+5:45
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 9 Oct, 11:42 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 13:12 GMT+5:45
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 11:42 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 13:12 GMT+5:45
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 19:59 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 22:41 GMT+5:45
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 19:59 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 22:41 GMT+5:45
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 22:46 GMT+5:45
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 06:48 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 05:35 GMT+5:45
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 03:37 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 01:02 GMT+5:45
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 03:37 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 01:02 GMT+5:45
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Oct, 01:02 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 21:58 GMT+5:45
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 21:58 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 18:35 GMT+5:45
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 21:58 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 18:35 GMT+5:45
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 18:35 GMT+5:45 → 26 Oct, 15:02 GMT+5:45
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 15:02 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 11:29 GMT+5:45
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 02:21 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 00:13 GMT+5:45