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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2008

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Tritiya from 15:07TritiyaEid al-Fitr2Shukla Chaturthi from 16:29ChaturthiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Panchami from 18:20Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 20:35Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 23:05SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)6Shukla Ashtami from 01:37Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 03:56NavamiDurga Ashtami8Shukla Dashami from 05:48DashamiMaha Navami9Shukla Dashami (continues)DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 07:02Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 07:29DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 07:08TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Purnima from 04:10Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 01:47PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 23:00Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 19:59Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 16:54ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti ChaturthiTula Sankranti+118Krishna Panchami from 13:53Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 11:06Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 08:37Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 06:32Ashtami22Krishna Dashami from 03:41Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 02:54Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 02:33DwadashiRama Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 02:35Trayodashi26Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:00ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat27Krishna Amavasya from 03:47AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri28Shukla Pratipada from 04:58PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaGovardhan Puja30Shukla Dwitiya from 06:33DwitiyaBhai Dooj31Shukla Tritiya from 08:32Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2008

  1. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 4 Oct, 20:35 GMT+5:45 → 5 Oct, 23:05 GMT+5:45
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 7 Oct, 01:37 GMT+5:45 → 8 Oct, 03:56 GMT+5:45
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Shukla Navami: 8 Oct, 03:56 GMT+5:45 → 9 Oct, 05:48 GMT+5:45
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 9 Oct, 05:48 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 07:02 GMT+5:45
  7. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 07:02 GMT+5:45 → 11 Oct, 07:29 GMT+5:45
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Oct, 07:08 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 05:59 GMT+5:45
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 04:10 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 01:47 GMT+5:45
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Purnima: 14 Oct, 04:10 GMT+5:45 → 15 Oct, 01:47 GMT+5:45
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 16:54 GMT+5:45 → 18 Oct, 13:53 GMT+5:45
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Oct, 16:54 GMT+5:45 → 18 Oct, 13:53 GMT+5:45
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 05:35 GMT+5:45
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 02:54 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 02:33 GMT+5:45
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 02:35 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 03:00 GMT+5:45
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 02:35 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 03:00 GMT+5:45
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Oct, 03:00 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 03:47 GMT+5:45
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 03:47 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 04:59 GMT+5:45
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Amavasya: 28 Oct, 03:47 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 04:59 GMT+5:45
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 29 Oct, 04:59 GMT+5:45 → 30 Oct, 06:33 GMT+5:45
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 30 Oct, 06:33 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 08:32 GMT+5:45