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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2025

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Durban
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1Shukla Dashami from 15:31DashamiMaha Navami2Shukla Ekadashi from 15:41EkadashiGandhi JayantiDussehra · Vijayadashami3Shukla Dwadashi from 15:03DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 13:39TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:34Chaturdashi6Shukla Purnima from 08:54PurnimaSharad Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 05:47PratipadaAshwin Purnima8Krishna Tritiya from 22:52Tritiya9Krishna Chaturthi from 19:24ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi10Krishna Panchami from 16:08Panchami11Krishna Shashthi from 13:13Shashthi12Krishna Saptami from 10:47Saptami13Krishna Ashtami from 08:54Ashtami14Krishna Navami from 07:40Navami15Krishna Dashami from 07:04Dashami16Krishna Ekadashi from 07:06Ekadashi17Krishna Dwadashi from 07:42DwadashiRama EkadashiTula Sankranti18Krishna Trayodashi from 08:49TrayodashiDhanterasPradosh Vrat19Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:22ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri20Krishna Amavasya from 12:15AmavasyaDiwali · Lakshmi Puja21Shukla Pratipada from 14:25PratipadaKartika Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 16:47DwitiyaGovardhan Puja23Shukla Tritiya from 19:17TritiyaBhai Dooj24Shukla Chaturthi from 21:49Chaturthi25Shukla Panchami from 00:18Panchami26Shukla Shashthi from 02:35Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 04:30SaptamiChhath Puja28Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami29Shukla Ashtami from 05:53Ashtami30Shukla Navami from 06:36Navami31Shukla Dashami from 06:34Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in October 2025

  1. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 30 Sep · Shukla Navami: 30 Sept, 14:36 GMT+2 → 1 Oct, 15:31 GMT+2
  2. Gandhi JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 1 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 1 Oct, 15:31 GMT+2 → 2 Oct, 15:41 GMT+2
  4. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 15:41 GMT+2 → 3 Oct, 15:03 GMT+2
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 13:39 GMT+2 → 5 Oct, 11:34 GMT+2
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 6 Oct, 08:54 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 05:47 GMT+2
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 08:54 GMT+2 → 7 Oct, 05:47 GMT+2
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 19:24 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 16:08 GMT+2
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 19:24 GMT+2 → 10 Oct, 16:08 GMT+2
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 07:06 GMT+2 → 17 Oct, 07:42 GMT+2
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 10:16 GMT+2
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 08:49 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 10:22 GMT+2
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 08:49 GMT+2 → 19 Oct, 10:22 GMT+2
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 19 Oct, 10:22 GMT+2 → 20 Oct, 12:15 GMT+2
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 20 Oct, 12:15 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 14:25 GMT+2
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 12:15 GMT+2 → 21 Oct, 14:25 GMT+2
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 21 Oct, 14:25 GMT+2 → 22 Oct, 16:47 GMT+2
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 22 Oct, 16:47 GMT+2 → 23 Oct, 19:17 GMT+2
  19. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 02:35 GMT+2 → 28 Oct, 04:30 GMT+2