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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2003

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2060 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Saptami from 20:02SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 18:01AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 16:23NavamiDurga Ashtami4Shukla Dashami from 15:12DashamiMaha Navami5Shukla Ekadashi from 14:27EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami6Shukla Dwadashi from 14:09DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 14:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 15:57PurnimaSharad Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 17:27PratipadaAshwin Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 19:22Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 21:40Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 00:14Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 02:56PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 05:34Shashthi16Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi17Krishna Saptami from 07:56Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 09:49AshtamiTula Sankranti19Krishna Navami from 11:02Navami20Krishna Dashami from 11:28Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 11:03Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 09:50DwadashiRama Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 07:52TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat24Krishna Amavasya from 02:13AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri25Shukla Pratipada from 22:50PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 20:17DwitiyaGovardhan Puja27Shukla Tritiya from 16:44TritiyaBhai Dooj28Shukla Chaturthi from 13:21Chaturthi29Shukla Panchami from 10:16Panchami30Shukla Shashthi from 07:36ShashthiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 03:56Ashtami
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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, 22:27 GMT+10 → 1 Oct, 20:02 GMT+10
  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, 18:01 GMT+10 → 3 Oct, 16:23 GMT+10
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 16:23 GMT+10 → 4 Oct, 15:12 GMT+10
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 15:12 GMT+10 → 5 Oct, 14:27 GMT+10
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 14:27 GMT+10 → 6 Oct, 14:09 GMT+10
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 14:18 GMT+10 → 8 Oct, 14:54 GMT+10
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 9 Oct, 15:57 GMT+10 → 10 Oct, 17:27 GMT+10
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 15:57 GMT+10 → 10 Oct, 17:27 GMT+10
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Oct, 00:14 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 02:56 GMT+10
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Oct, 00:14 GMT+10 → 15 Oct, 02:56 GMT+10
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 03:01 GMT+10
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 11:03 GMT+10 → 22 Oct, 09:50 GMT+10
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 07:52 GMT+10 → 24 Oct, 05:17 GMT+10
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 07:52 GMT+10 → 24 Oct, 05:17 GMT+10
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Oct, 05:17 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 02:13 GMT+10
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 25 Oct, 02:13 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 22:50 GMT+10
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 25 Oct, 02:13 GMT+10 → 25 Oct, 22:50 GMT+10
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 22:50 GMT+10 → 26 Oct, 20:17 GMT+11
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 20:17 GMT+11 → 27 Oct, 16:44 GMT+11
  21. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 07:36 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 05:28 GMT+11