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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2012

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Dhaka
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 10:33Dwitiya2Krishna Tritiya from 12:18TritiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Chaturthi from 14:29ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 17:00Panchami5Krishna Shashthi from 19:41Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 22:17Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 00:35Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 02:21Navami9Krishna Dashami from 03:24Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 03:39Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 03:04DwadashiIndira Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 01:42Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:39ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri14Krishna Amavasya from 21:02Amavasya15Shukla Pratipada from 18:02PratipadaAshwin Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 14:48DwitiyaNavratri begins17Shukla Tritiya from 11:28TritiyaTula Sankranti18Shukla Chaturthi from 08:13Chaturthi19Shukla Shashthi from 02:26Shashthi20Shukla Saptami from 00:06SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)21Shukla Ashtami from 22:15Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 20:56NavamiDurga Ashtami23Shukla Dashami from 20:08DashamiMaha Navami24Shukla Ekadashi from 19:52EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami25Shukla Dwadashi from 20:08DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 20:54TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)27Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:07ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Purnima from 23:47Purnima29Krishna Pratipada from 01:49PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima30Krishna Dwitiya from 04:11Dwitiya31Krishna Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2012

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Oct, 14:29 GMT+6 → 4 Oct, 17:00 GMT+6
  3. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 03:39 GMT+6 → 12 Oct, 03:04 GMT+6
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 01:42 GMT+6 → 13 Oct, 23:39 GMT+6
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Oct, 23:39 GMT+6 → 14 Oct, 21:02 GMT+6
  6. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Amavasya: 14 Oct, 21:02 GMT+6 → 15 Oct, 18:03 GMT+6
  7. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 15 Oct, 18:03 GMT+6 → 16 Oct, 14:48 GMT+6
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:20 GMT+6
  9. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 02:26 GMT+6 → 21 Oct, 00:06 GMT+6
  10. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 21 Oct, 22:15 GMT+6 → 22 Oct, 20:56 GMT+6
  11. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Navami: 22 Oct, 20:56 GMT+6 → 23 Oct, 20:08 GMT+6
  12. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 23 Oct, 20:08 GMT+6 → 24 Oct, 19:52 GMT+6
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Oct, 19:52 GMT+6 → 25 Oct, 20:08 GMT+6
  14. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Oct, 20:54 GMT+6 → 27 Oct, 22:07 GMT+6
  16. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 23:47 GMT+6 → 30 Oct, 01:49 GMT+6
  17. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Purnima: 28 Oct, 23:47 GMT+6 → 30 Oct, 01:49 GMT+6