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Hindu calendar · Dubai

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Dubai
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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: 6 Oct, 00:37 GST → 6 Oct, 23:04 GST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 21:46 GST → 8 Oct, 20:46 GST
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 20:46 GST → 9 Oct, 20:06 GST
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 20:06 GST → 10 Oct, 19:50 GST
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 19:50 GST → 11 Oct, 20:01 GST
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 01:55 GST → 17 Oct, 04:24 GST
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 18:22 GST
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 06:58 GST → 19 Oct, 09:22 GST
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 09:22 GST → 20 Oct, 11:20 GST
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 11:20 GST → 21 Oct, 12:42 GST
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 12:42 GST → 22 Oct, 13:18 GST
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 13:06 GST → 24 Oct, 12:07 GST
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 10:26 GST → 26 Oct, 08:11 GST
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 10:26 GST → 26 Oct, 08:11 GST
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 23:37 GST → 29 Oct, 20:40 GST
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 23:37 GST → 29 Oct, 20:40 GST