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October 2022
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2022
- Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)RegionalBengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Sept, 21:05 GMT+4 → 1 Oct, 19:17 GMT+4
- Gandhi JayantiNationalThe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Durga AshtamiHindu festivalsThe eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 2 Oct, 17:17 GMT+4 → 3 Oct, 15:08 GMT+4
- Maha NavamiHindu festivalsThe ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 15:08 GMT+4 → 4 Oct, 12:51 GMT+4
- Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivalsThe victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 12:51 GMT+4 → 5 Oct, 10:30 GMT+4
- Papankusha EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 10:30 GMT+4 → 6 Oct, 08:10 GMT+4
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 05:57 GMT+4 → 8 Oct, 03:55 GMT+4
- Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpectedThe birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Sharad PurnimaHindu festivalsThe harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 02:12 GMT+4 → 10 Oct, 00:54 GMT+4
- Ashwin PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 9 Oct, 02:12 GMT+4 → 10 Oct, 00:54 GMT+4
- Karwa ChauthHindu festivalsMarried women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 00:29 GMT+4 → 14 Oct, 01:38 GMT+4
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 12 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Oct, 00:29 GMT+4 → 14 Oct, 01:38 GMT+4
- Tula SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 17:53 GMT+4
- Rama EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Oct, 14:35 GMT+4 → 21 Oct, 15:53 GMT+4
- DhanterasHindu festivalsThe first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 16:32 GMT+4 → 23 Oct, 16:33 GMT+4
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Oct, 16:32 GMT+4 → 23 Oct, 16:33 GMT+4
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Oct, 16:33 GMT+4 → 24 Oct, 15:57 GMT+4
- Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivalsThe festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 24 Oct, 15:57 GMT+4 → 25 Oct, 14:49 GMT+4
- Partial solar eclipseEclipsesNot visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
- Kartika AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 15:57 GMT+4 → 25 Oct, 14:49 GMT+4
- Govardhan PujaHindu festivalsKrishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 14:49 GMT+4 → 26 Oct, 13:12 GMT+4
- Bhai DoojHindu festivalsSisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 13:12 GMT+4 → 27 Oct, 11:15 GMT+4
- Chhath PujaRegionalOfferings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 29 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 04:20 GMT+4 → 31 Oct, 01:58 GMT+4