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October 2013

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1Krishna Trayodashi from 01:34Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:08ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh Vrat3Krishna Amavasya from 02:07AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri4Shukla Pratipada from 01:34PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 00:33DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 23:10Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 21:28Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 19:34Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 17:30Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 15:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)11Shukla Ashtami from 13:08Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 10:56NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami13Shukla Dashami from 08:48DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami14Shukla Dwadashi from 04:54DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 03:17TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)16Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:58ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat17Shukla Purnima from 01:04PurnimaTula Sankranti18Krishna Pratipada from 00:37PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 00:43DwitiyaPenumbral lunar eclipse20Krishna Tritiya from 01:22Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 02:36Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 04:21PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Shashthi from 06:32Shashthi24Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 08:59Saptami26Krishna Ashtami from 11:28Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 12:47Navami28Krishna Dashami from 14:43Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 16:06Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 16:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 16:47TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2013

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 2 Oct, 01:34 GMT+1 → 3 Oct, 02:08 GMT+1
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Oct, 02:08 GMT+1 → 4 Oct, 02:07 GMT+1
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 4 Oct, 02:07 GMT+1 → 5 Oct, 01:35 GMT+1
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 5 Oct, 01:35 GMT+1 → 6 Oct, 00:33 GMT+1
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 9 Oct, 17:30 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 15:20 GMT+1
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 11 Oct, 13:08 GMT+1 → 12 Oct, 10:56 GMT+1
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 12 Oct, 10:56 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 08:48 GMT+1
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 13 Oct, 08:48 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 06:46 GMT+1
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Oct, 06:46 GMT+1 → 15 Oct, 04:54 GMT+1
  11. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Oct, 03:17 GMT+1 → 17 Oct, 01:58 GMT+1
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:30 GMT+1
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 01:04 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 00:37 GMT+1
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 01:04 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 00:37 GMT+1
  16. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 02:36 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 04:21 GMT+1
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 02:36 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 04:21 GMT+1
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 16:06 GMT → 30 Oct, 16:48 GMT
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 16:47 GMT → 1 Nov, 16:04 GMT
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 16:47 GMT → 1 Nov, 16:04 GMT