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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2022

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Madurai
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1Shukla Saptami from 20:47SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 18:47AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 16:38NavamiDurga Ashtami4Shukla Dashami from 14:21DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 12:00Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi from 09:40DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 07:27TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 03:42PurnimaMilad-un-Nabi9Krishna Pratipada from 02:24PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 01:39Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 01:29Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 01:59Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 03:08PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Shashthi from 04:52Shashthi15Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 07:03Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 09:30AshtamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Navami from 11:58Navami19Krishna Dashami from 14:13Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 16:05Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 17:23DwadashiRama Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 18:02TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat23Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:03ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri24Krishna Amavasya from 17:27AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja25Shukla Pratipada from 16:18PratipadaPartial solar eclipseKartika Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 14:42DwitiyaGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj27Shukla Tritiya from 12:45Tritiya28Shukla Chaturthi from 10:34Chaturthi29Shukla Panchami from 08:13Panchami30Shukla Saptami from 03:28SaptamiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 01:11Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2022

  1. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Sept, 22:35 IST → 1 Oct, 20:47 IST
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 18:47 IST → 3 Oct, 16:38 IST
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 16:38 IST → 4 Oct, 14:21 IST
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 14:21 IST → 5 Oct, 12:00 IST
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 12:00 IST → 6 Oct, 09:40 IST
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 07:27 IST → 8 Oct, 05:25 IST
  8. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 03:42 IST → 10 Oct, 02:24 IST
  10. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 03:42 IST → 10 Oct, 02:24 IST
  11. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 01:59 IST → 14 Oct, 03:08 IST
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 01:59 IST → 14 Oct, 03:08 IST
  13. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 19:23 IST
  14. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 16:05 IST → 21 Oct, 17:23 IST
  15. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 18:02 IST → 23 Oct, 18:03 IST
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 18:02 IST → 23 Oct, 18:03 IST
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 18:03 IST → 24 Oct, 17:27 IST
  18. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 17:27 IST → 25 Oct, 16:19 IST
  19. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:24 to 18:21 (peak 17:53). Sutak from 05:24: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 25 Oct, 17:24 IST → 25 Oct, 18:21 IST · sutak from 25 Oct, 05:24 IST
  20. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 17:27 IST → 25 Oct, 16:19 IST
  21. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 16:19 IST → 26 Oct, 14:42 IST
  22. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 14:42 IST → 27 Oct, 12:45 IST
  23. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 05:50 IST → 31 Oct, 03:28 IST