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Hindu calendar · New Delhi

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2025

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2082 · New Delhi
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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, 18:06 IST → 1 Oct, 19:01 IST
  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, 19:01 IST → 2 Oct, 19:11 IST
  4. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Oct, 19:11 IST → 3 Oct, 18:33 IST
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Oct, 17:09 IST → 5 Oct, 15:04 IST
  6. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 6 Oct, 12:24 IST → 7 Oct, 09:17 IST
  7. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Oct · Purnima: 6 Oct, 12:24 IST → 7 Oct, 09:17 IST
  8. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 22:54 IST → 10 Oct, 19:38 IST
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 9 Oct, 22:54 IST → 10 Oct, 19:38 IST
  10. Rama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Oct, 10:36 IST → 17 Oct, 11:12 IST
  11. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 13:46 IST
  12. DhanterasHindu festivals
    The first day of Diwali, for Lakshmi, Kubera and Dhanvantari.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 12:19 IST → 19 Oct, 13:52 IST
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 18 Oct, 12:19 IST → 19 Oct, 13:52 IST
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 19 Oct, 13:52 IST → 20 Oct, 15:45 IST
  15. Diwali · Lakshmi PujaHindu festivals
    The festival of lights; Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk.Amavasya: 20 Oct, 15:45 IST → 21 Oct, 17:55 IST
  16. Kartika AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Amavasya: 20 Oct, 15:45 IST → 21 Oct, 17:55 IST
  17. Govardhan PujaHindu festivals
    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with Annakut.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 21 Oct, 17:55 IST → 22 Oct, 20:17 IST
  18. Bhai DoojHindu festivals
    Sisters pray for their brothers’ long life.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Dwitiya: 22 Oct, 20:17 IST → 23 Oct, 22:47 IST
  19. Chhath PujaRegional
    Offerings to the setting and rising Sun, from Bihar and Purvanchal.Tithi begins 26 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 27 Oct, 06:05 IST → 28 Oct, 08:00 IST