Hindu calendar · Kathmandu
Festivals, vrats and holidays
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October 2015
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1Krishna Panchami from 19:11Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 17:01Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 15:33Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 14:53Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 15:00Navami6Krishna Dashami from 15:52Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 17:24Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 19:28Dwadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 21:54Trayodashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:32Chaturdashi11Krishna Amavasya from 03:13Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 05:50Pratipada13Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada14Shukla Dwitiya from 08:16Dwitiya15Shukla Tritiya from 10:26Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 12:15Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 13:39Panchami18Shukla Shashthi from 14:33Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 14:53Saptami20Shukla Ashtami from 14:38Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 13:44Navami22Shukla Dashami from 12:13Dashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 10:06Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 07:27Dwadashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:59Chaturdashi26Shukla Purnima from 21:25Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 17:50Pratipada28Krishna Dwitiya from 14:24Dwitiya29Krishna Tritiya from 11:17Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 08:39Chaturthi31Krishna Panchami from 06:40Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2015
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Sept, 21:58 GMT+5:45 → 1 Oct, 19:11 GMT+5:45
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Indira EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 17:24 GMT+5:45 → 8 Oct, 19:28 GMT+5:45
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 21:54 GMT+5:45 → 11 Oct, 00:32 GMT+5:45
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Oct, 00:32 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 03:13 GMT+5:45
- Ashwin AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 12 Oct, 03:13 GMT+5:45 → 13 Oct, 05:51 GMT+5:45
- Navratri beginsHindu festivalsNine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 05:51 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 08:16 GMT+5:45
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 00:31 GMT+5:45
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 14:33 GMT+5:45 → 19 Oct, 14:53 GMT+5:45
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 14:38 GMT+5:45 → 21 Oct, 13:44 GMT+5:45
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 13:44 GMT+5:45 → 22 Oct, 12:13 GMT+5:45
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 12:13 GMT+5:45 → 23 Oct, 10:06 GMT+5:45
- Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpectedA day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 10:06 GMT+5:45 → 24 Oct, 07:27 GMT+5:45
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 04:23 GMT+5:45 → 26 Oct, 00:59 GMT+5:45
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 21:25 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 17:50 GMT+5:45
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 21:25 GMT+5:45 → 27 Oct, 17:50 GMT+5:45
- Karwa ChauthHindu festivalsMarried women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 08:39 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 06:40 GMT+5:45
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 08:39 GMT+5:45 → 31 Oct, 06:40 GMT+5:45