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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2005

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Singapore
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:12ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 17:02AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Pratipada from 18:27PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 19:26DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 19:57Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 20:01Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 19:37Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 18:48Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 17:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 15:57Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 13:59NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami12Shukla Dashami from 11:42DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 09:12EkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi14Shukla Trayodashi from 03:46Trayodashi15Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:04ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 22:30Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 20:13PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+218Krishna Dwitiya from 18:20Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 16:59Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 16:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 16:11Panchami22Krishna Shashthi from 16:51Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 18:12Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 20:08Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 22:29Navami26Krishna Dashami from 01:01Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 03:30Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 05:43DwadashiRama Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 07:30TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:44ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2005

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 15:12 GMT+8 → 2 Oct, 17:02 GMT+8
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Amavasya: 2 Oct, 17:02 GMT+8 → 3 Oct, 18:28 GMT+8
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 18:28 GMT+8 → 4 Oct, 19:26 GMT+8
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 18:48 GMT+8 → 9 Oct, 17:34 GMT+8
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 15:57 GMT+8 → 11 Oct, 13:59 GMT+8
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 13:59 GMT+8 → 12 Oct, 11:42 GMT+8
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 11:42 GMT+8 → 13 Oct, 09:12 GMT+8
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 09:12 GMT+8 → 14 Oct, 06:31 GMT+8
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 03:46 GMT+8 → 16 Oct, 01:04 GMT+8
  12. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:34 to 20:32 (peak 20:03). Sutak from 10:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 19:34 GMT+8 → 17 Oct, 20:32 GMT+8 · sutak from 17 Oct, 10:34 GMT+8
  13. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 22:30 GMT+8 → 17 Oct, 20:13 GMT+8
  14. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 16 Oct, 22:30 GMT+8 → 17 Oct, 20:13 GMT+8
  15. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:15 GMT+8
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 16:14 GMT+8 → 21 Oct, 16:11 GMT+8
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 16:14 GMT+8 → 21 Oct, 16:11 GMT+8
  18. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 03:30 GMT+8 → 29 Oct, 05:43 GMT+8
  19. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 07:30 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 08:44 GMT+8
  20. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 07:30 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 08:44 GMT+8
  21. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 08:44 GMT+8 → 1 Nov, 09:22 GMT+8