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October 2017

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Toronto
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1Shukla Dwadashi from 17:14DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi2Shukla Trayodashi from 17:39TrayodashiGandhi JayantiPradosh Vrat3Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:19Chaturdashi4Shukla Purnima from 16:17PurnimaSharad Purnima5Krishna Pratipada from 14:40PratipadaAshwin Purnima6Krishna Dwitiya from 12:33Dwitiya7Krishna Tritiya from 10:06Tritiya8Krishna Chaturthi from 07:28ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi9Krishna Shashthi from 02:08Shashthi10Krishna Saptami from 23:39Saptami11Krishna Ashtami from 21:26Ashtami12Krishna Navami from 19:29Navami13Krishna Dashami from 17:51Dashami14Krishna Ekadashi from 16:33Ekadashi15Krishna Dwadashi from 15:35DwadashiRama Ekadashi16Krishna Trayodashi from 14:56TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat17Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:38ChaturdashiMasik ShivaratriTula Sankranti18Krishna Amavasya from 14:43AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja19Shukla Pratipada from 15:12PratipadaKartika Amavasya20Shukla Dwitiya from 16:07DwitiyaGovardhan Puja21Shukla Tritiya from 17:30TritiyaBhai Dooj22Shukla Chaturthi from 19:21Chaturthi23Shukla Panchami from 21:36Panchami24Shukla Shashthi from 00:08Shashthi25Shukla Saptami from 02:45SaptamiChhath Puja26Shukla Ashtami from 05:15Ashtami27Shukla Navami from 07:21Navami28Shukla Navami (continues)Navami29Shukla Dashami from 08:50Dashami30Shukla Ekadashi from 09:34Ekadashi31Shukla Dwadashi from 09:26DwadashiDevutthana 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: 30 Sept, 16:06 GMT-4 → 1 Oct, 17:14 GMT-4
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 2 Oct, 17:39 GMT-4 → 3 Oct, 17:19 GMT-4
  4. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 4 Oct, 16:17 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 14:40 GMT-4
  5. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Purnima: 4 Oct, 16:17 GMT-4 → 5 Oct, 14:40 GMT-4
  6. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 07:28 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 04:46 GMT-4
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Oct, 07:28 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 04:46 GMT-4
  8. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Oct, 16:33 GMT-4 → 15 Oct, 15:35 GMT-4
  9. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Oct, 14:56 GMT-4 → 17 Oct, 14:38 GMT-4
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Oct, 14:56 GMT-4 → 17 Oct, 14:38 GMT-4
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Oct, 14:38 GMT-4 → 18 Oct, 14:43 GMT-4
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 03:05 GMT-4
  13. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 18 Oct, 14:43 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 15:12 GMT-4
  14. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Amavasya: 18 Oct, 14:43 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 15:12 GMT-4
  15. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 19 Oct, 15:12 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 16:07 GMT-4
  16. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 20 Oct, 16:07 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 17:30 GMT-4
  17. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 25 Oct, 00:08 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 02:45 GMT-4
  18. Devutthana EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 30 Oct, 09:34 GMT-4 → 31 Oct, 09:26 GMT-4