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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2011

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Shashthi from 21:30Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 19:40SaptamiGandhi JayantiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)3Shukla Ashtami from 18:32Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 18:07NavamiDurga Ashtami5Shukla Dashami from 18:22DashamiMaha Navami6Shukla Ekadashi from 19:13EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami7Shukla Dwadashi from 20:34DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 22:19Trayodashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:22ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Purnima from 02:39Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 05:05PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima12Krishna Pratipada (continues)Pratipada13Krishna Dwitiya from 07:37Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 10:09Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 12:35ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami from 14:47Panchami17Krishna Shashthi from 16:36ShashthiTula Sankranti18Krishna Saptami from 17:53Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 18:29Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 18:19Navami21Krishna Dashami from 17:20Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 15:34Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 13:05DwadashiRama Ekadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 10:02TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri26Shukla Pratipada from 22:55PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 19:11DwitiyaGovardhan Puja28Shukla Tritiya from 15:43TritiyaBhai Dooj29Shukla Chaturthi from 12:42Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 10:17Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 08:33Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2011

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 1 Oct, 21:30 GMT+3 → 2 Oct, 19:40 GMT+3
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 3 Oct, 18:32 GMT+3 → 4 Oct, 18:07 GMT+3
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Navami: 4 Oct, 18:07 GMT+3 → 5 Oct, 18:22 GMT+3
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 5 Oct, 18:22 GMT+3 → 6 Oct, 19:13 GMT+3
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Oct, 19:13 GMT+3 → 7 Oct, 20:34 GMT+3
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 22:19 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 00:22 GMT+3
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Purnima: 11 Oct, 02:39 GMT+3 → 12 Oct, 05:05 GMT+3
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Purnima: 11 Oct, 02:39 GMT+3 → 12 Oct, 05:05 GMT+3
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 12:35 GMT+3 → 16 Oct, 14:47 GMT+3
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Oct, 12:35 GMT+3 → 16 Oct, 14:47 GMT+3
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 21:16 GMT+3
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 15:34 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 13:05 GMT+3
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 10:02 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 06:32 GMT+3
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 10:02 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 06:32 GMT+3
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Oct, 06:32 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 02:46 GMT+3
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 02:46 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 22:56 GMT+3
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Amavasya: 26 Oct, 02:46 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 22:56 GMT+3
  19. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 26 Oct, 22:56 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 19:11 GMT+3
  20. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 27 Oct, 19:11 GMT+3 → 28 Oct, 15:43 GMT+3