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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2014

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Toronto
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1Shukla Navami from 02:38NavamiDurga Ashtami2Shukla Dashami from 00:28DashamiGandhi JayantiMaha Navami3Shukla Ekadashi from 21:54EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Dwadashi from 19:02DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Papankusha Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 15:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:48Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 09:43PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 04:18DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse9Krishna Tritiya from 02:15Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 00:48Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 00:03PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 00:03Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 00:49Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 02:15Ashtami15Krishna Navami from 04:15Navami16Krishna Dashami from 06:37Dashami17Krishna Dashami (continues)DashamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 09:09Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 11:38DwadashiRama Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 13:52TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat21Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:42ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri22Krishna Amavasya from 17:05AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja23Shukla Pratipada from 17:56PratipadaPartial solar eclipseKartika Amavasya24Shukla Dwitiya from 18:17DwitiyaGovardhan Puja25Shukla Tritiya from 18:09TritiyaBhai Dooj26Shukla Chaturthi from 17:34Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 16:36Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 15:17Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 13:40SaptamiChhath Puja30Shukla Ashtami from 11:49Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 09:44Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2014

  1. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Ashtami: 1 Oct, 04:19 GMT-4 → 2 Oct, 02:38 GMT-4
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Navami: 2 Oct, 02:38 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 00:28 GMT-4
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 3 Oct, 00:28 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 21:54 GMT-4
  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 3 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Oct, 21:54 GMT-4 → 4 Oct, 19:02 GMT-4
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 15:57 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 12:48 GMT-4
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 7 Oct, 09:43 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 06:50 GMT-4
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 7 Oct, 09:43 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 06:50 GMT-4
  10. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:14 to 08:34 (peak 06:54). Sutak from 20:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Oct, 05:14 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 08:34 GMT-4 · sutak from 7 Oct, 20:14 GMT-4
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 00:48 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 00:03 GMT-4
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Oct, 00:48 GMT-4 → 12 Oct, 00:03 GMT-4
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 08:40 GMT-4
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 09:09 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 11:38 GMT-4
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 13:52 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 15:42 GMT-4
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 13:52 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 15:42 GMT-4
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Oct, 15:42 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 17:05 GMT-4
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 22 Oct, 17:05 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 17:57 GMT-4
  19. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:38 to 19:39 (peak 18:42). Sutak from 05:38: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 23 Oct, 17:38 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 19:39 GMT-4 · sutak from 23 Oct, 05:38 GMT-4
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 17:05 GMT-4 → 23 Oct, 17:57 GMT-4
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 23 Oct, 17:57 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 18:17 GMT-4
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 24 Oct, 18:17 GMT-4 → 25 Oct, 18:09 GMT-4
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 28 Oct, 15:17 GMT-4 → 29 Oct, 13:40 GMT-4