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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2006

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2063 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Dashami from 03:12DashamiMaha Navami2Shukla Ekadashi from 01:17EkadashiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Dwadashi from 22:45DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 19:44TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:19Chaturdashi6Shukla Purnima from 12:41PurnimaSharad Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 08:57PratipadaAshwin Purnima8Krishna Tritiya from 01:56Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 22:58Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 20:34PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Shashthi from 18:52Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 17:57Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 17:53Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 18:39Navami15Krishna Dashami from 20:08Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 22:13Ekadashi17Krishna Dwadashi from 00:42DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Trayodashi from 03:23Trayodashi19Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:06ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 08:40AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja22Shukla Pratipada from 10:59PratipadaKartika Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 12:57DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai DoojEid al-Fitr+124Shukla Tritiya from 14:33Tritiya25Shukla Chaturthi from 15:44Chaturthi26Shukla Panchami from 16:28Panchami27Shukla Shashthi from 16:44Shashthi28Shukla Saptami from 16:30SaptamiChhath Puja29Shukla Ashtami from 15:44Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 14:27Navami31Shukla Dashami from 12:39Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2006

  1. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Navami: 1 Oct, 04:27 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 03:12 GMT+5:45
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 2 Oct, 03:12 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 01:17 GMT+5:45
  4. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Oct, 01:17 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 22:45 GMT+5:45
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 19:44 GMT+5:45 → 5 Oct, 16:19 GMT+5:45
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 6 Oct, 12:41 GMT+5:45 → 7 Oct, 08:57 GMT+5:45
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 12:41 GMT+5:45 → 7 Oct, 08:57 GMT+5:45
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 22:58 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 20:34 GMT+5:45
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 22:58 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 20:34 GMT+5:45
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 22:13 GMT+5:45 → 18 Oct, 00:42 GMT+5:45
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 17:12 GMT+5:45
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 03:23 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 06:06 GMT+5:45
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Oct, 03:23 GMT+5:45 → 20 Oct, 06:06 GMT+5:45
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Oct, 06:06 GMT+5:45 → 21 Oct, 08:40 GMT+5:45
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 21 Oct, 08:40 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 10:59 GMT+5:45
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Amavasya: 21 Oct, 08:40 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 10:59 GMT+5:45
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 22 Oct, 10:59 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 12:57 GMT+5:45
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 23 Oct, 12:57 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 14:33 GMT+5:45
  19. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  20. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 16:44 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 16:30 GMT+5:45