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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2016

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada2Shukla Dwitiya from 08:00DwitiyaGandhi JayantiNavratri begins3Shukla Tritiya from 10:20Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 12:49Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 15:21Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 17:47Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 19:56SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)8Shukla Ashtami from 21:39Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 22:46NavamiDurga Ashtami10Shukla Dashami from 23:08DashamiMaha Navami11Shukla Ekadashi from 22:43EkadashiDussehra · VijayadashamiMuharram (Ashura)12Shukla Dwadashi from 21:29DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 19:30TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:51Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 13:40PurnimaSharad Purnima16Krishna Pratipada from 10:08PratipadaAshwin Purnima17Krishna Dwitiya from 06:23DwitiyaTula Sankranti18Krishna Chaturthi from 23:03Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 19:47PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Shashthi from 17:01Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 14:52Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 13:25Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 12:43Navami24Krishna Dashami from 12:45Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 13:28Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 14:45DwadashiRama Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 16:30TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat28Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:35ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 20:55Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 23:23PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 01:54DwitiyaGovardhan Puja
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2016

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 1 Oct, 05:57 GMT+5:45 → 2 Oct, 08:00 GMT+5:45
  3. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 6 Oct, 17:47 GMT+5:45 → 7 Oct, 19:56 GMT+5:45
  4. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 8 Oct, 21:39 GMT+5:45 → 9 Oct, 22:46 GMT+5:45
  5. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Shukla Navami: 9 Oct, 22:46 GMT+5:45 → 10 Oct, 23:08 GMT+5:45
  6. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 10 Oct, 23:08 GMT+5:45 → 11 Oct, 22:43 GMT+5:45
  7. 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.
  8. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Oct, 22:43 GMT+5:45 → 12 Oct, 21:29 GMT+5:45
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 19:30 GMT+5:45 → 14 Oct, 16:51 GMT+5:45
  10. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 15 Oct, 13:40 GMT+5:45 → 16 Oct, 10:08 GMT+5:45
  11. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Purnima: 15 Oct, 13:40 GMT+5:45 → 16 Oct, 10:08 GMT+5:45
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 06:46 GMT+5:45
  13. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 23:03 GMT+5:45 → 19 Oct, 19:47 GMT+5:45
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Oct, 23:03 GMT+5:45 → 19 Oct, 19:47 GMT+5:45
  15. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 13:28 GMT+5:45 → 26 Oct, 14:45 GMT+5:45
  16. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 16:30 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 18:35 GMT+5:45
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Oct, 16:30 GMT+5:45 → 28 Oct, 18:35 GMT+5:45
  18. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Oct, 18:35 GMT+5:45 → 29 Oct, 20:55 GMT+5:45
  19. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 20:55 GMT+5:45 → 30 Oct, 23:23 GMT+5:45
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Amavasya: 29 Oct, 20:55 GMT+5:45 → 30 Oct, 23:23 GMT+5:45
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 30 Oct, 23:23 GMT+5:45 → 1 Nov, 01:54 GMT+5:45