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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2013

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2070 · Karachi
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 05:34Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:08ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiPradosh Vrat3Krishna Amavasya from 06:07AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri4Shukla Pratipada from 05:34PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 04:33DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 03:10Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 01:28Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 23:34Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 21:30Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 19:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)11Shukla Ashtami from 17:08Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 14:56NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami13Shukla Dashami from 12:48DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 10:46Ekadashi15Shukla Dwadashi from 08:54DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Papankusha Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 07:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat17Shukla Purnima from 05:04PurnimaTula Sankranti18Krishna Pratipada from 04:37PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 04:43DwitiyaPenumbral lunar eclipse20Krishna Tritiya from 05:22Tritiya21Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 06:36ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 08:21Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 10:32Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 12:59Saptami26Krishna Ashtami from 15:28Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 17:47Navami28Krishna Dashami from 19:43Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 21:06Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 21:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 21:47Trayodashi
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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, 05:34 GMT+5 → 3 Oct, 06:08 GMT+5
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Oct, 06:08 GMT+5 → 4 Oct, 06:07 GMT+5
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 4 Oct, 06:07 GMT+5 → 5 Oct, 05:35 GMT+5
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 5 Oct, 05:35 GMT+5 → 6 Oct, 04:33 GMT+5
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 9 Oct, 21:30 GMT+5 → 10 Oct, 19:20 GMT+5
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 11 Oct, 17:08 GMT+5 → 12 Oct, 14:56 GMT+5
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 12 Oct, 14:56 GMT+5 → 13 Oct, 12:48 GMT+5
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 13 Oct, 12:48 GMT+5 → 14 Oct, 10:46 GMT+5
  10. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Oct, 10:46 GMT+5 → 15 Oct, 08:54 GMT+5
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Oct, 07:17 GMT+5 → 17 Oct, 05:58 GMT+5
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 11:30 GMT+5
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 05:04 GMT+5 → 19 Oct, 04:37 GMT+5
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 18 Oct, 05:04 GMT+5 → 19 Oct, 04:37 GMT+5
  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.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 06:36 GMT+5 → 23 Oct, 08:21 GMT+5
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Oct, 06:36 GMT+5 → 23 Oct, 08:21 GMT+5
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 21:06 GMT+5 → 30 Oct, 21:48 GMT+5