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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2005

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:57ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 14:47AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Pratipada from 16:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 17:11DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 17:42Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 17:46Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 17:22Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 16:33Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 15:19SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 13:42Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 11:44NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami12Shukla Dashami from 09:27DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 06:57EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 01:31Trayodashi15Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:49ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 20:15Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 17:58PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+218Krishna Dwitiya from 16:05Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 14:44Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 13:59ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 13:56Panchami22Krishna Shashthi from 14:36Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 15:57Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 17:53Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 20:14Navami26Krishna Dashami from 22:46Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 01:15Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 03:28DwadashiRama Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 05:15Trayodashi30Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:29ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2005

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 12:57 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 14:47 GMT+5:45
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:46 to 17:49 (peak 17:18). Sutak from 04:46: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 3 Oct, 16:46 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 17:49 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 3 Oct, 04:46 GMT+5:45
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 14:47 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 16:13 GMT+5:45
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 16:13 GMT+5:45 → 4 Oct, 17:11 GMT+5:45
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 16:33 GMT+5:45 → 9 Oct, 15:19 GMT+5:45
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 13:42 GMT+5:45 → 11 Oct, 11:44 GMT+5:45
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 11:44 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 09:27 GMT+5:45
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 09:27 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 06:57 GMT+5:45
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 06:57 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 04:16 GMT+5:45
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 01:31 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 22:49 GMT+5:45
  12. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:19 to 18:17 (peak 17:48). Sutak from 08:19: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 17:19 GMT+5:45 → 17 Oct, 18:17 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 17 Oct, 08:19 GMT+5:45
  13. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 20:15 GMT+5:45 → 17 Oct, 17:58 GMT+5:45
  14. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 20:15 GMT+5:45 → 17 Oct, 17:58 GMT+5:45
  15. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 11:00 GMT+5:45
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 13:59 GMT+5:45 → 21 Oct, 13:56 GMT+5:45
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 13:59 GMT+5:45 → 21 Oct, 13:56 GMT+5:45
  18. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 01:15 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 03:28 GMT+5:45
  19. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 05:15 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 06:29 GMT+5:45
  20. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 05:15 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 06:29 GMT+5:45
  21. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 06:29 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 07:07 GMT+5:45