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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2041

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2098 · Durban
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1Shukla Saptami from 18:34SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)2Shukla Ashtami from 18:03AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 16:51NavamiDurga Ashtami4Shukla Dashami from 15:02DashamiMaha NavamiDussehra · Vijayadashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 12:38Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi from 09:44DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 06:29TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 23:28Purnima9Krishna Pratipada from 20:02PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 16:51Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 14:05Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 11:53ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 10:22Panchami14Krishna Shashthi from 09:36Shashthi15Krishna Saptami from 09:37Saptami16Krishna Ashtami from 10:25Ashtami17Krishna Navami from 11:53NavamiTula Sankranti18Krishna Dashami from 13:55Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 16:18Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi from 18:51DwadashiRama Ekadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 21:22Trayodashi22Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:44ChaturdashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 01:48AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 03:30PratipadaDiwali · Lakshmi PujaKartika Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 04:46DwitiyaAnnular solar eclipseGovardhan Puja26Shukla Dwitiya (continues)DwitiyaBhai Dooj27Shukla Tritiya from 05:36Tritiya28Shukla Chaturthi from 05:59Chaturthi29Shukla Panchami from 05:54Panchami30Shukla Shashthi from 05:22ShashthiChhath Puja31Shukla Ashtami from 02:56Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2041

  1. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Shashthi: 30 Sept, 18:27 GMT+2 → 1 Oct, 18:34 GMT+2
  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, 18:03 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 16:51 GMT+2
  4. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 3 Oct · Shukla Navami: 3 Oct, 16:51 GMT+2 → 4 Oct, 15:02 GMT+2
  5. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 4 Oct, 15:02 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 12:38 GMT+2
  6. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Oct, 12:38 GMT+2 → 6 Oct, 09:44 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 06:29 GMT+2 → 8 Oct, 03:01 GMT+2
  8. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 23:28 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 20:02 GMT+2
  9. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Purnima: 8 Oct, 23:28 GMT+2 → 9 Oct, 20:02 GMT+2
  10. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 11:53 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 10:22 GMT+2
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Oct, 11:53 GMT+2 → 13 Oct, 10:22 GMT+2
  12. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 12:44 GMT+2
  13. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Oct, 16:18 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 18:51 GMT+2
  14. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 21:22 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 23:44 GMT+2
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Oct, 21:22 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 23:44 GMT+2
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Oct, 23:44 GMT+2 → 24 Oct, 01:48 GMT+2
  17. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 01:48 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 03:30 GMT+2
  18. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Oct · Amavasya: 24 Oct, 01:48 GMT+2 → 25 Oct, 03:30 GMT+2
  19. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  20. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 25 Oct, 03:30 GMT+2 → 26 Oct, 04:46 GMT+2
  21. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 26 Oct, 04:46 GMT+2 → 27 Oct, 05:36 GMT+2
  22. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Shukla Shashthi: 30 Oct, 05:22 GMT+2 → 31 Oct, 04:22 GMT+2