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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2020

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Los Angeles
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1Krishna Pratipada from 14:05PratipadaAshwin Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 16:27DwitiyaGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Tritiya from 18:58Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 21:32Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 00:02PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 02:17Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 04:07Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 05:19Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 05:47Navami10Krishna Dashami from 05:23Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 04:09Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 02:06DwadashiParama Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 23:21Trayodashi14Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:03ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 16:22Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 12:31PratipadaKartika AmavasyaTula Sankranti17Shukla Dwitiya from 08:38DwitiyaNavratri begins18Shukla Chaturthi from 01:38Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 22:49Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 20:38Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 19:10SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)22Shukla Ashtami from 18:27Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 18:29NavamiDurga Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 19:12DashamiMaha Navami25Shukla Ekadashi from 20:30EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami26Shukla Dwadashi from 22:16DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 00:24Trayodashi28Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Purnima from 05:16PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi30Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 07:49Pratipada
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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: 30 Sept, 11:56 GMT-7 → 1 Oct, 14:05 GMT-7
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Oct, 21:32 GMT-7 → 6 Oct, 00:02 GMT-7
  4. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Oct, 04:09 GMT-7 → 13 Oct, 02:06 GMT-7
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Oct, 23:21 GMT-7 → 14 Oct, 20:03 GMT-7
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Oct, 20:03 GMT-7 → 15 Oct, 16:22 GMT-7
  7. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Amavasya: 15 Oct, 16:22 GMT-7 → 16 Oct, 12:31 GMT-7
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 16 Oct, 18:35 GMT-7
  9. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 16 Oct, 12:31 GMT-7 → 17 Oct, 08:38 GMT-7
  10. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 20 Oct, 20:38 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 19:10 GMT-7
  11. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 22 Oct, 18:27 GMT-7 → 23 Oct, 18:29 GMT-7
  12. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Shukla Navami: 23 Oct, 18:29 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 19:12 GMT-7
  13. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 24 Oct, 19:12 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 20:30 GMT-7
  14. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Oct, 20:30 GMT-7 → 26 Oct, 22:16 GMT-7
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Oct, 00:24 GMT-7 → 29 Oct, 02:46 GMT-7
  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 29 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 05:16 GMT-7 → 31 Oct, 07:49 GMT-7
  18. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Purnima: 30 Oct, 05:16 GMT-7 → 31 Oct, 07:49 GMT-7