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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Houston
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1Krishna Saptami from 23:45Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 21:30AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Navami from 19:22Navami4Krishna Dashami from 17:24Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 15:37Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 14:04DwadashiIndira Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 12:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:46ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 11:06Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 10:49PratipadaAshwin Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 11:01DwitiyaNavratri begins12Shukla Tritiya from 11:43Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 12:58Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 14:43Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 16:55Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 19:24SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)17Shukla Ashtami from 21:58AshtamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Navami from 00:22NavamiDurga Ashtami19Shukla Dashami from 02:20DashamiMaha Navami20Shukla Ekadashi from 03:42EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami21Shukla Dwadashi from 04:18DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 04:06Trayodashi23Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:07ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Purnima from 01:26Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 23:11PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima26Krishna Dwitiya from 20:31Dwitiya27Krishna Tritiya from 17:37Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 14:37ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 11:40Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 08:55Shashthi31Krishna Ashtami from 03:22Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2026

  1. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. Indira EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 15:37 GMT-5 → 6 Oct, 14:04 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 12:46 GMT-5 → 8 Oct, 11:46 GMT-5
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 11:46 GMT-5 → 9 Oct, 11:06 GMT-5
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 11:06 GMT-5 → 10 Oct, 10:50 GMT-5
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 10:50 GMT-5 → 11 Oct, 11:01 GMT-5
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 15 Oct, 16:55 GMT-5 → 16 Oct, 19:24 GMT-5
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 09:22 GMT-5
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 17 Oct, 21:58 GMT-5 → 19 Oct, 00:22 GMT-5
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 00:22 GMT-5 → 20 Oct, 02:20 GMT-5
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 02:20 GMT-5 → 21 Oct, 03:42 GMT-5
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 03:42 GMT-5 → 22 Oct, 04:18 GMT-5
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 04:06 GMT-5 → 24 Oct, 03:07 GMT-5
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 01:26 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 23:11 GMT-5
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 01:26 GMT-5 → 25 Oct, 23:11 GMT-5
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 14:37 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 11:40 GMT-5
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 14:37 GMT-5 → 29 Oct, 11:40 GMT-5