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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2005

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Sydney
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:12ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 19:02AmavasyaGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Pratipada from 20:27PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseAshwin Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 21:26DwitiyaNavratri begins5Shukla Tritiya from 21:57Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 22:01Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 21:37Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 20:48Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 19:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)10Shukla Ashtami from 17:57Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 15:59NavamiDurga Ashtami12Shukla Dashami from 13:42DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 11:12Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 08:31DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 05:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat16Shukla Purnima from 00:30Purnima17Krishna Pratipada from 22:13PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+218Krishna Dwitiya from 20:20Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 18:59Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 18:14ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 18:11Panchami22Krishna Shashthi from 18:51Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 20:12Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 22:08Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 00:29Navami26Krishna Dashami from 03:01Dashami27Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami28Krishna Ekadashi from 05:30Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 07:43DwadashiRama Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 10:30TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:44ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2005

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Oct, 17:12 GMT+10 → 2 Oct, 19:02 GMT+10
  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, 19:02 GMT+10 → 3 Oct, 20:28 GMT+10
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 3 Oct, 20:28 GMT+10 → 4 Oct, 21:26 GMT+10
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 8 Oct, 20:48 GMT+10 → 9 Oct, 19:34 GMT+10
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 10 Oct, 17:57 GMT+10 → 11 Oct, 15:59 GMT+10
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Navami: 11 Oct, 15:59 GMT+10 → 12 Oct, 13:42 GMT+10
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 12 Oct, 13:42 GMT+10 → 13 Oct, 11:12 GMT+10
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 11:12 GMT+10 → 14 Oct, 08:31 GMT+10
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 05:46 GMT+10 → 16 Oct, 03:04 GMT+10
  12. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:34 to 22:32 (peak 22:03). Sutak from 12:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Oct, 21:34 GMT+10 → 17 Oct, 22:32 GMT+10 · sutak from 17 Oct, 12:34 GMT+10
  13. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 00:30 GMT+10 → 17 Oct, 22:13 GMT+10
  14. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 00:30 GMT+10 → 17 Oct, 22:13 GMT+10
  15. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:15 GMT+10
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 18:14 GMT+10 → 21 Oct, 18:11 GMT+10
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Oct, 18:14 GMT+10 → 21 Oct, 18:11 GMT+10
  18. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Oct, 05:30 GMT+10 → 29 Oct, 07:43 GMT+10
  19. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 10:30 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 11:44 GMT+11
  20. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Oct, 10:30 GMT+11 → 31 Oct, 11:44 GMT+11
  21. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Oct, 11:44 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 12:22 GMT+11