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October 2015

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2072 · London
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1Krishna Panchami from 14:26Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 12:16ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 10:48Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 10:08Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 10:15Navami6Krishna Dashami from 11:07Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 12:39Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 14:43DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 17:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:47ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 22:28Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 01:05PratipadaAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 03:31DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Tritiya from 05:41Tritiya15Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 07:30Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 08:54PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 09:48Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 10:08SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 09:53Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 08:59NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Ekadashi from 05:21EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Dwadashi from 02:42DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Papankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 23:38Trayodashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 15:40PurnimaSharad Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 12:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima28Krishna Dwitiya from 08:39Dwitiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 02:54Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 00:55PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 23:42Shashthi
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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 7 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Oct, 12:39 GMT+1 → 8 Oct, 14:43 GMT+1
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 17:09 GMT+1 → 10 Oct, 19:47 GMT+1
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 19:47 GMT+1 → 11 Oct, 22:28 GMT+1
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 11 Oct, 22:28 GMT+1 → 13 Oct, 01:06 GMT+1
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 01:06 GMT+1 → 14 Oct, 03:31 GMT+1
  7. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 19:46 GMT+1
  8. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 09:48 GMT+1 → 19 Oct, 10:08 GMT+1
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 09:53 GMT+1 → 21 Oct, 08:59 GMT+1
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 08:59 GMT+1 → 22 Oct, 07:28 GMT+1
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 07:28 GMT+1 → 23 Oct, 05:21 GMT+1
  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: 23 Oct, 05:21 GMT+1 → 24 Oct, 02:42 GMT+1
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Oct, 23:38 GMT+1 → 25 Oct, 19:14 GMT
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 26 Oct, 15:40 GMT → 27 Oct, 12:05 GMT
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 15:40 GMT → 27 Oct, 12:05 GMT
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 02:54 GMT → 31 Oct, 00:55 GMT
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 02:54 GMT → 31 Oct, 00:55 GMT