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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2017

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Ekadashi from 07:06Ekadashi2Shukla Dwadashi from 08:14DwadashiGandhi JayantiPapankusha Ekadashi3Shukla Trayodashi from 08:39TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Shukla Chaturdashi from 08:19Chaturdashi5Shukla Purnima from 07:17PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima6Krishna Dwitiya from 03:33Dwitiya7Krishna Tritiya from 01:06Tritiya8Krishna Chaturthi from 22:28Chaturthi9Krishna Panchami from 19:46PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Shashthi from 17:08Shashthi11Krishna Saptami from 14:39Saptami12Krishna Ashtami from 12:26Ashtami13Krishna Navami from 10:29Navami14Krishna Dashami from 08:51Dashami15Krishna Ekadashi from 07:33Ekadashi16Krishna Dwadashi from 06:35DwadashiRama Ekadashi17Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:38ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh VratTula Sankranti+118Krishna Amavasya from 05:43AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri19Shukla Pratipada from 06:12PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya20Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaGovardhan Puja21Shukla Dwitiya from 07:07DwitiyaBhai Dooj22Shukla Tritiya from 08:30Tritiya23Shukla Chaturthi from 10:21Chaturthi24Shukla Panchami from 12:36Panchami25Shukla Shashthi from 15:08Shashthi26Shukla Saptami from 17:45SaptamiChhath Puja27Shukla Ashtami from 20:15Ashtami28Shukla Navami from 22:21Navami29Shukla Dashami from 23:50Dashami30Shukla Ekadashi from 00:34Ekadashi31Shukla Dwadashi from 00:26DwadashiDevutthana Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2017

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 Oct, 07:06 GMT+11 → 2 Oct, 08:14 GMT+11
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 Oct, 08:39 GMT+11 → 4 Oct, 08:19 GMT+11
  4. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 5 Oct, 07:17 GMT+11 → 6 Oct, 05:40 GMT+11
  5. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 5 Oct, 07:17 GMT+11 → 6 Oct, 05:40 GMT+11
  6. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 22:28 GMT+11 → 9 Oct, 19:46 GMT+11
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 22:28 GMT+11 → 9 Oct, 19:46 GMT+11
  8. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 Oct, 07:33 GMT+11 → 16 Oct, 06:35 GMT+11
  9. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 05:56 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 05:38 GMT+11
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Oct, 05:56 GMT+11 → 18 Oct, 05:38 GMT+11
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 18:05 GMT+11
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Oct, 05:38 GMT+11 → 19 Oct, 05:43 GMT+11
  13. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Amavasya: 19 Oct, 05:43 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 06:12 GMT+11
  14. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Amavasya: 19 Oct, 05:43 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 06:12 GMT+11
  15. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 20 Oct, 06:12 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 07:07 GMT+11
  16. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 21 Oct, 07:07 GMT+11 → 22 Oct, 08:30 GMT+11
  17. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 25 Oct, 15:08 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 17:45 GMT+11
  18. Devutthana EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 31 Oct, 00:34 GMT+11 → 1 Nov, 00:26 GMT+11