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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2013

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2070 · San Jose
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 17:34TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:08ChaturdashiGandhi JayantiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 18:07Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 17:34PratipadaAshwin Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 16:33DwitiyaNavratri begins6Shukla Tritiya from 15:10Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 13:28Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 11:34Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 09:30Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 07:20SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)11Shukla Navami from 02:56NavamiDurga Ashtami12Shukla Dashami from 00:48DashamiMaha Navami13Shukla Ekadashi from 22:46EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami14Shukla Dwadashi from 20:54DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 19:17TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Pradosh Vrat16Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:58ChaturdashiTula Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 17:04PurnimaSharad Purnima18Krishna Pratipada from 16:37PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 16:43Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 17:22Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 18:36ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 20:21Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 22:32Shashthi24Krishna Saptami from 00:59Saptami25Krishna Ashtami from 03:28Ashtami26Krishna Navami from 05:47Navami27Krishna Navami (continues)Navami28Krishna Dashami from 07:43Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 09:06Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 09:48DwadashiRama Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 09:47TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2013

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Oct, 17:34 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 18:08 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Oct, 18:08 GMT-7 → 3 Oct, 18:07 GMT-7
  4. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Amavasya: 3 Oct, 18:07 GMT-7 → 4 Oct, 17:35 GMT-7
  5. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 4 Oct, 17:35 GMT-7 → 5 Oct, 16:33 GMT-7
  6. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 9 Oct, 09:30 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 07:20 GMT-7
  7. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 11 Oct, 05:08 GMT-7 → 12 Oct, 02:56 GMT-7
  8. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Navami: 12 Oct, 02:56 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 00:48 GMT-7
  9. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 13 Oct, 00:48 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 22:46 GMT-7
  10. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Oct, 22:46 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 20:54 GMT-7
  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.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Oct, 19:17 GMT-7 → 16 Oct, 17:58 GMT-7
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 23:30 GMT-7
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 17 Oct, 17:04 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 16:37 GMT-7
  15. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Purnima: 17 Oct, 17:04 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 16:37 GMT-7
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 18:36 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 20:21 GMT-7
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Oct, 18:36 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 20:21 GMT-7
  19. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Oct, 09:06 GMT-7 → 30 Oct, 09:48 GMT-7
  20. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 09:47 GMT-7 → 1 Nov, 09:04 GMT-7
  21. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Oct, 09:47 GMT-7 → 1 Nov, 09:04 GMT-7