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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2014

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Vancouver
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1Shukla Navami from 23:38NavamiDurga Ashtami2Shukla Dashami from 21:28DashamiGandhi JayantiMaha Navami3Shukla Ekadashi from 18:54EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami4Shukla Dwadashi from 16:02DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Papankusha Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 12:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:48Chaturdashi7Krishna Pratipada from 03:50PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 01:18DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse9Krishna Tritiya from 23:15Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 21:48Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 21:03PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 21:03Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 21:49Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 23:15Ashtami15Krishna Navami from 01:15Navami16Krishna Dashami from 03:37Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 06:09EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiRama Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 08:38Dwadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 10:52TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat21Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:42ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri22Krishna Amavasya from 14:05AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja23Shukla Pratipada from 14:56PratipadaPartial solar eclipseKartika Amavasya24Shukla Dwitiya from 15:17DwitiyaGovardhan Puja25Shukla Tritiya from 15:09TritiyaBhai Dooj26Shukla Chaturthi from 14:34Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 13:36Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 12:17Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 10:40SaptamiChhath Puja30Shukla Ashtami from 08:49Ashtami31Shukla Dashami from 04:30Dashami
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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, 01:19 GMT-7 → 1 Oct, 23:38 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Navami: 1 Oct, 23:38 GMT-7 → 2 Oct, 21:28 GMT-7
  4. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 2 Oct, 21:28 GMT-7 → 3 Oct, 18:54 GMT-7
  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, 18:54 GMT-7 → 4 Oct, 16:02 GMT-7
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Oct, 12:57 GMT-7 → 6 Oct, 09:48 GMT-7
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 7 Oct, 06:43 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 03:50 GMT-7
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 7 Oct, 06:43 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 03:50 GMT-7
  10. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:14 to 05:34 (peak 03:54). Sutak from 17:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Oct, 02:14 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 05:34 GMT-7 · sutak from 7 Oct, 17:14 GMT-7
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 21:48 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 21:03 GMT-7
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Oct, 21:48 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 21:03 GMT-7
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 05:40 GMT-7
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Oct, 06:09 GMT-7 → 19 Oct, 08:38 GMT-7
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 10:52 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 12:42 GMT-7
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Oct, 10:52 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 12:42 GMT-7
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Oct, 12:42 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 14:05 GMT-7
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 22 Oct, 14:05 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 14:57 GMT-7
  19. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 13:31 to 16:16 (peak 14:56). Sutak from 01:31: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 23 Oct, 13:31 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 16:16 GMT-7 · sutak from 23 Oct, 01:31 GMT-7
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Amavasya: 22 Oct, 14:05 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 14:57 GMT-7
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 23 Oct, 14:57 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 15:17 GMT-7
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 24 Oct, 15:17 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 15:09 GMT-7
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 28 Oct, 12:17 GMT-7 → 29 Oct, 10:40 GMT-7