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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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September 2017

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Parsva Ekadashi2Shukla Dwadashi from 07:08Dwadashi3Shukla Trayodashi from 08:42TrayodashiOnamPradosh Vrat4Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:44Chaturdashi5Shukla Purnima from 10:11PurnimaAnant Chaturdashi · Ganesh Visarjan6Krishna Pratipada from 10:02PratipadaBhadrapada Purnima7Krishna Dwitiya from 09:22Dwitiya8Krishna Tritiya from 08:14Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 06:43ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Shashthi from 02:53Shashthi11Krishna Saptami from 00:44Saptami12Krishna Ashtami from 22:31Ashtami13Krishna Navami from 20:18Navami14Krishna Dashami from 18:06Dashami15Krishna Ekadashi from 15:59Ekadashi16Krishna Dwadashi from 14:00DwadashiIndira EkadashiKanya Sankranti17Krishna Trayodashi from 12:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:38ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri19Krishna Amavasya from 09:22Amavasya20Shukla Pratipada from 08:29PratipadaAshwin Amavasya21Shukla Dwitiya from 08:04DwitiyaNavratri begins22Shukla Tritiya from 08:11Tritiya23Shukla Chaturthi from 08:53Chaturthi24Shukla Panchami from 10:09Panchami25Shukla Shashthi from 11:57Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 14:11SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)27Shukla Ashtami from 16:38Ashtami28Shukla Navami from 19:06NavamiDurga Ashtami29Shukla Dashami from 21:20DashamiMaha Navami30Shukla Ekadashi from 23:06EkadashiDussehra · VijayadashamiMuharram (Ashura)
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in September 2017

  1. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Parsva EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 31 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Sept, 05:06 GMT+3 → 2 Sept, 07:08 GMT+3
  3. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Sept, 08:42 GMT+3 → 4 Sept, 09:44 GMT+3
  5. Anant Chaturdashi · Ganesh VisarjanHindu festivals
    Ganesha is bid farewell and immersed.Tithi begins 4 Sep · Shukla Chaturdashi: 4 Sept, 09:44 GMT+3 → 5 Sept, 10:11 GMT+3
  6. Bhadrapada PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 5 Sep · Purnima: 5 Sept, 10:11 GMT+3 → 6 Sept, 10:02 GMT+3
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Sept, 06:43 GMT+3 → 10 Sept, 04:54 GMT+3
  8. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Sep · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 Sept, 15:59 GMT+3 → 16 Sept, 14:00 GMT+3
  9. Kanya SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Kanya.Sun enters 16 Sept, 22:10 GMT+3
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Sept, 12:12 GMT+3 → 18 Sept, 10:38 GMT+3
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Sept, 10:38 GMT+3 → 19 Sept, 09:22 GMT+3
  12. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Sep · Amavasya: 19 Sept, 09:22 GMT+3 → 20 Sept, 08:30 GMT+3
  13. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 20 Sep · Shukla Pratipada: 20 Sept, 08:30 GMT+3 → 21 Sept, 08:04 GMT+3
  14. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 25 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 25 Sept, 11:57 GMT+3 → 26 Sept, 14:11 GMT+3
  15. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 27 Sep · Shukla Ashtami: 27 Sept, 16:38 GMT+3 → 28 Sept, 19:06 GMT+3
  16. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 28 Sep · Shukla Navami: 28 Sept, 19:06 GMT+3 → 29 Sept, 21:20 GMT+3
  17. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 29 Sep · Shukla Dashami: 29 Sept, 21:20 GMT+3 → 30 Sept, 23:06 GMT+3
  18. 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.