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October 2015

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Dallas
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1Krishna Panchami from 08:26Panchami2Krishna Saptami from 04:48SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 04:08Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 04:15Navami5Krishna Dashami from 05:07Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 06:39Ekadashi7Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiIndira Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 08:43Dwadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 11:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:47ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 16:28Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 19:05PratipadaAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 21:31DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 23:41Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 01:30Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 02:54Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 03:48ShashthiTula Sankranti18Shukla Saptami from 04:08SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)19Shukla Ashtami from 03:53Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 02:59NavamiDurga Ashtami21Shukla Dashami from 01:28DashamiMaha Navami22Shukla Ekadashi from 23:21EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Dwadashi from 20:42DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Papankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 17:38TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:14Chaturdashi26Shukla Purnima from 10:40PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 03:39Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 00:32Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 21:54Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 19:55PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 18:42Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2015

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 06:39 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 08:43 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 11:09 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 13:47 GMT-5
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 13:47 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 16:28 GMT-5
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 11 Oct, 16:28 GMT-5 → 12 Oct, 19:06 GMT-5
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 12 Oct, 19:06 GMT-5 → 13 Oct, 21:31 GMT-5
  7. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:46 GMT-5
  8. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 03:48 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 04:08 GMT-5
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 03:53 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 02:59 GMT-5
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 02:59 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 01:28 GMT-5
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 01:28 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 23:21 GMT-5
  12. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  13. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Oct, 23:21 GMT-5 → 23 Oct, 20:42 GMT-5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 17:38 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 14:14 GMT-5
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 26 Oct, 10:40 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 07:05 GMT-5
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 26 Oct, 10:40 GMT-5 → 27 Oct, 07:05 GMT-5
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 21:54 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 19:55 GMT-5
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 21:54 GMT-5 → 30 Oct, 19:55 GMT-5