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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Krishna Pratipada from 05:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Pratipada (continues)PratipadaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Dwitiya from 07:27Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 09:58Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 12:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 15:02Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 17:17Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 19:07Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 20:19Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 20:47Navami11Krishna Dashami from 20:23Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 19:09Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 17:06DwadashiParama Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 14:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:03ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 07:22AmavasyaKartika Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 23:38DwitiyaNavratri beginsTula Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 19:57Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 16:38Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 13:49Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 11:38Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 10:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)23Shukla Ashtami from 09:27Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 09:29NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami25Shukla Dashami from 10:12DashamiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 11:30Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 13:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 15:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:46ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima from 20:16Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 22:49PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2020

  1. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Purnima: 1 Oct, 02:56 GMT+8 → 2 Oct, 05:05 GMT+8
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Oct, 12:32 GMT+8 → 6 Oct, 15:02 GMT+8
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 19:09 GMT+8 → 13 Oct, 17:06 GMT+8
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Oct, 14:21 GMT+8 → 15 Oct, 11:03 GMT+8
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Oct, 11:03 GMT+8 → 16 Oct, 07:22 GMT+8
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 16 Oct, 07:22 GMT+8 → 17 Oct, 03:31 GMT+8
  8. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 17 Oct, 03:31 GMT+8 → 17 Oct, 23:38 GMT+8
  9. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:35 GMT+8
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 21 Oct, 11:38 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 10:10 GMT+8
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 23 Oct, 09:27 GMT+8 → 24 Oct, 09:29 GMT+8
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 24 Oct, 09:29 GMT+8 → 25 Oct, 10:12 GMT+8
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 25 Oct, 10:12 GMT+8 → 26 Oct, 11:30 GMT+8
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Oct, 11:30 GMT+8 → 27 Oct, 13:16 GMT+8
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 15:24 GMT+8 → 29 Oct, 17:46 GMT+8
  16. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  17. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 20:16 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 22:49 GMT+8
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 20:16 GMT+8 → 31 Oct, 22:49 GMT+8