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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2017

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Dwadashi from 05:14DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi2Shukla Trayodashi from 05:39TrayodashiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:19ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat4Shukla Purnima from 04:17Purnima5Krishna Pratipada from 02:40PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima6Krishna Dwitiya from 00:33Dwitiya7Krishna Tritiya from 22:06Tritiya8Krishna Chaturthi from 19:28ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi9Krishna Panchami from 16:46Panchami10Krishna Shashthi from 14:08Shashthi11Krishna Saptami from 11:39Saptami12Krishna Ashtami from 09:26Ashtami13Krishna Navami from 07:29Navami14Krishna Ekadashi from 04:33Ekadashi15Krishna Dwadashi from 03:35DwadashiRama Ekadashi16Krishna Trayodashi from 02:56Trayodashi17Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:38ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratTula Sankranti+118Krishna Amavasya from 02:43AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri19Shukla Pratipada from 03:12PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya20Shukla Dwitiya from 04:07DwitiyaGovardhan Puja21Shukla Tritiya from 05:30TritiyaBhai Dooj22Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya23Shukla Chaturthi from 07:21Chaturthi24Shukla Panchami from 09:36Panchami25Shukla Shashthi from 12:08Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 14:45SaptamiChhath Puja27Shukla Ashtami from 17:15Ashtami28Shukla Navami from 19:21Navami29Shukla Dashami from 20:50Dashami30Shukla Ekadashi from 21:34Ekadashi31Shukla Dwadashi from 21:26DwadashiDevutthana Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2017

  1. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 04:06 GMT+8 → 2 Oct, 05:14 GMT+8
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 05:39 GMT+8 → 4 Oct, 05:19 GMT+8
  4. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 04:17 GMT+8 → 6 Oct, 02:40 GMT+8
  5. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Purnima: 5 Oct, 04:17 GMT+8 → 6 Oct, 02:40 GMT+8
  6. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 19:28 GMT+8 → 9 Oct, 16:46 GMT+8
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 19:28 GMT+8 → 9 Oct, 16:46 GMT+8
  8. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 04:33 GMT+8 → 16 Oct, 03:35 GMT+8
  9. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 02:56 GMT+8 → 18 Oct, 02:38 GMT+8
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 02:56 GMT+8 → 18 Oct, 02:38 GMT+8
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 15:05 GMT+8
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Oct, 02:38 GMT+8 → 19 Oct, 02:43 GMT+8
  13. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Amavasya: 19 Oct, 02:43 GMT+8 → 20 Oct, 03:12 GMT+8
  14. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Amavasya: 19 Oct, 02:43 GMT+8 → 20 Oct, 03:12 GMT+8
  15. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 20 Oct, 03:12 GMT+8 → 21 Oct, 04:07 GMT+8
  16. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 21 Oct, 04:07 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 05:30 GMT+8
  17. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 25 Oct, 12:08 GMT+8 → 26 Oct, 14:45 GMT+8
  18. Devutthana EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 30 Oct, 21:34 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 21:26 GMT+8