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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2004

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2061 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 18:55ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 20:12PanchamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Shashthi from 22:01Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 00:15Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 02:42Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 05:08Navami7Krishna Navami (continues)Navami8Krishna Dashami from 07:20Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 09:04Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 10:14DwadashiIndira Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 10:45TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:37ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 09:51Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 08:33PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 06:48DwitiyaNavratri begins16Shukla Chaturthi from 02:24Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 23:58PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 21:30Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 19:05SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 16:48Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 14:42NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 12:49DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 11:14Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 09:57DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 09:03TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:32Chaturdashi27Shukla Purnima from 08:28PurnimaSharad Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 08:52PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 09:45Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 11:08Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 12:58ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2004

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Oct, 18:55 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 20:12 GMT+5:45
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Oct, 09:04 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 10:14 GMT+5:45
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Oct, 10:45 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 10:37 GMT+5:45
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Oct, 10:37 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 09:51 GMT+5:45
  6. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  7. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Amavasya: 13 Oct, 09:51 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 08:33 GMT+5:45
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 14 Oct, 08:33 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 06:48 GMT+5:45
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 04:48 GMT+5:45
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 21:30 GMT+5:45 → 19 Oct, 19:05 GMT+5:45
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 16:48 GMT+5:45 → 21 Oct, 14:42 GMT+5:45
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 14:42 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 12:49 GMT+5:45
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 12:49 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 11:14 GMT+5:45
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 11:14 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 09:57 GMT+5:45
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 09:03 GMT+5:45 → 26 Oct, 08:32 GMT+5:45
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 27 Oct, 08:28 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 08:52 GMT+5:45
  17. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Purnima: 27 Oct, 08:28 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 08:52 GMT+5:45
  19. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 12:58 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 15:11 GMT+5:45
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Oct, 12:58 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 15:11 GMT+5:45