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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2014

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Ashtami from 16:19Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 14:38NavamiGandhi JayantiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami+13Shukla Dashami from 12:28DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Ekadashi from 09:54EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)5Shukla Dwadashi from 07:02DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi6Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:48ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat7Shukla Purnima from 21:43Purnima8Krishna Pratipada from 18:50PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima+19Krishna Dwitiya from 16:18Dwitiya10Krishna Tritiya from 14:15Tritiya11Krishna Chaturthi from 12:48ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Panchami from 12:03Panchami13Krishna Shashthi from 12:03Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 12:49Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 14:15Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 16:15Navami17Krishna Dashami from 18:37DashamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 21:09Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 23:38DwadashiRama Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 01:52Trayodashi21Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:42ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat22Krishna Amavasya from 05:05AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri23Shukla Pratipada from 05:56PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya24Shukla Dwitiya from 06:17DwitiyaPartial solar eclipseGovardhan Puja25Shukla Tritiya from 06:09TritiyaBhai Dooj26Shukla Chaturthi from 05:34Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 04:36Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 03:17Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 01:40SaptamiChhath Puja30Shukla Ashtami from 23:49Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 21:44Navami
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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, 16:19 GMT+8 → 2 Oct, 14:38 GMT+8
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 2 Oct, 14:38 GMT+8 → 3 Oct, 12:28 GMT+8
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 3 Oct, 12:28 GMT+8 → 4 Oct, 09:54 GMT+8
  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.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 4 Oct, 09:54 GMT+8 → 5 Oct, 07:02 GMT+8
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Oct, 03:57 GMT+8 → 7 Oct, 00:48 GMT+8
  8. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:14 to 20:34 (peak 18:54). Sutak from 08:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Oct, 17:14 GMT+8 → 8 Oct, 20:34 GMT+8 · sutak from 8 Oct, 08:14 GMT+8
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 7 Oct, 21:43 GMT+8 → 8 Oct, 18:50 GMT+8
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Purnima: 7 Oct, 21:43 GMT+8 → 8 Oct, 18:50 GMT+8
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 12:48 GMT+8 → 12 Oct, 12:03 GMT+8
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 12:48 GMT+8 → 12 Oct, 12:03 GMT+8
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 20:40 GMT+8
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 21:09 GMT+8 → 19 Oct, 23:38 GMT+8
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 01:52 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 03:42 GMT+8
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 01:52 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 03:42 GMT+8
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Oct, 03:42 GMT+8 → 23 Oct, 05:05 GMT+8
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 23 Oct, 05:05 GMT+8 → 24 Oct, 05:57 GMT+8
  19. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 23 Oct, 05:05 GMT+8 → 24 Oct, 05:57 GMT+8
  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, 05:57 GMT+8 → 25 Oct, 06:17 GMT+8
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 25 Oct, 06:17 GMT+8 → 26 Oct, 06:09 GMT+8
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 29 Oct, 03:17 GMT+8 → 30 Oct, 01:40 GMT+8