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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2014

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Ashtami from 14:04Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 12:23NavamiGandhi JayantiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami+13Shukla Dashami from 10:13DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Ekadashi from 07:39EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Papankusha Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 01:42Trayodashi6Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:33ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 19:28PurnimaSharad Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 16:35PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseAshwin Purnima9Krishna Dwitiya from 14:03Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 12:00Tritiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 10:33ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Panchami from 09:48Panchami13Krishna Shashthi from 09:48Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 10:34Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 12:00Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 14:00Navami17Krishna Dashami from 16:22DashamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 18:54Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 21:23DwadashiRama Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 23:37Trayodashi21Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:27ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat22Krishna Amavasya from 02:50AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri23Shukla Pratipada from 03:41PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya24Shukla Dwitiya from 04:02DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseGovardhan Puja25Shukla Tritiya from 03:54TritiyaBhai Dooj26Shukla Chaturthi from 03:19Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 02:21Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 01:02Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 23:25SaptamiChhath Puja30Shukla Ashtami from 21:34Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 19:29Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2014

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 1 Oct, 14:04 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 12:23 GMT+5:45
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 2 Oct, 12:23 GMT+5:45 → 3 Oct, 10:13 GMT+5:45
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 3 Oct, 10:13 GMT+5:45 → 4 Oct, 07:39 GMT+5:45
  5. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 07:39 GMT+5:45 → 5 Oct, 04:47 GMT+5:45
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 01:42 GMT+5:45 → 6 Oct, 22:33 GMT+5:45
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 7 Oct, 19:28 GMT+5:45 → 8 Oct, 16:35 GMT+5:45
  9. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 14:59 to 18:19 (peak 16:39). Sutak from 05:59: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Oct, 14:59 GMT+5:45 → 8 Oct, 18:19 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 8 Oct, 05:59 GMT+5:45
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 7 Oct, 19:28 GMT+5:45 → 8 Oct, 16:35 GMT+5:45
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 10:33 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 09:48 GMT+5:45
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 10:33 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 09:48 GMT+5:45
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 18:25 GMT+5:45
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 18:54 GMT+5:45 → 19 Oct, 21:23 GMT+5:45
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 23:37 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 01:27 GMT+5:45
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 23:37 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 01:27 GMT+5:45
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Oct, 01:27 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 02:50 GMT+5:45
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 23 Oct, 02:50 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 03:42 GMT+5:45
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 23 Oct, 02:50 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 03:42 GMT+5:45
  20. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 24 Oct, 03:42 GMT+5:45 → 25 Oct, 04:02 GMT+5:45
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 25 Oct, 04:02 GMT+5:45 → 26 Oct, 03:54 GMT+5:45
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 01:02 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 23:25 GMT+5:45