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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2015

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Panchami from 16:26Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 14:16ShashthiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Saptami from 12:48Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 12:08Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 12:15Navami6Krishna Dashami from 13:07Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 14:39Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 16:43DwadashiIndira Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 19:09Trayodashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:47ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 00:28Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 03:05PratipadaAshwin Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 05:31DwitiyaNavratri begins14Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya15Shukla Tritiya from 07:41Tritiya16Shukla Chaturthi from 09:30Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 10:54PanchamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Shashthi from 11:48Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 12:08SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)20Shukla Ashtami from 11:53Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 10:59NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami22Shukla Dashami from 09:28DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 07:21EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)Papankusha Ekadashi24Shukla Trayodashi from 01:38Trayodashi25Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 18:40PurnimaSharad Purnima27Krishna Pratipada from 15:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima28Krishna Dwitiya from 11:39Dwitiya29Krishna Tritiya from 08:32Tritiya30Krishna Panchami from 03:55PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 02:42Shashthi
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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, 14:39 GMT+3 → 8 Oct, 16:43 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Oct, 19:09 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 21:47 GMT+3
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Oct, 21:47 GMT+3 → 12 Oct, 00:28 GMT+3
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Amavasya: 12 Oct, 00:28 GMT+3 → 13 Oct, 03:06 GMT+3
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 13 Oct, 03:06 GMT+3 → 14 Oct, 05:31 GMT+3
  7. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 21:46 GMT+3
  8. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 18 Oct, 11:48 GMT+3 → 19 Oct, 12:08 GMT+3
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 20 Oct, 11:53 GMT+3 → 21 Oct, 10:59 GMT+3
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 21 Oct, 10:59 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 09:28 GMT+3
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 22 Oct, 09:28 GMT+3 → 23 Oct, 07:21 GMT+3
  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.Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Oct, 07:21 GMT+3 → 24 Oct, 04:42 GMT+3
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Oct, 01:38 GMT+3 → 25 Oct, 22:14 GMT+3
  15. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 26 Oct, 18:40 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 15:05 GMT+3
  16. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Purnima: 26 Oct, 18:40 GMT+3 → 27 Oct, 15:05 GMT+3
  17. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 05:54 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 03:55 GMT+3
  18. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Oct, 05:54 GMT+3 → 31 Oct, 03:55 GMT+3