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Hindu calendar · Kuala Lumpur

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Krishna Shashthi from 15:05Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 12:45SaptamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Ashtami from 10:30Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 08:22Navami5Krishna Ekadashi from 04:37Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 03:04DwadashiIndira Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 01:46Trayodashi8Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:46ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 00:06Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 23:49PratipadaAshwin Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 00:01DwitiyaNavratri begins12Shukla Tritiya from 00:43Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 01:58Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 03:43Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 05:55Shashthi16Shukla Shashthi (continues)ShashthiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)17Shukla Saptami from 08:24SaptamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Ashtami from 10:58Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 13:22NavamiDurga AshtamiMaha Navami20Shukla Dashami from 15:20Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 16:42EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 17:18DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 17:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:07Chaturdashi25Shukla Purnima from 14:26PurnimaSharad Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 12:11PratipadaAshwin Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 09:31Dwitiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 03:37Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 00:40PanchamiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Shashthi from 21:55Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 19:27Saptami
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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, 04:37 GMT+8 → 7 Oct, 03:04 GMT+8
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 01:46 GMT+8 → 9 Oct, 00:46 GMT+8
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Oct, 00:46 GMT+8 → 10 Oct, 00:06 GMT+8
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 10 Oct, 00:06 GMT+8 → 10 Oct, 23:50 GMT+8
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 23:50 GMT+8 → 12 Oct, 00:01 GMT+8
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 05:55 GMT+8 → 17 Oct, 08:24 GMT+8
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 22:22 GMT+8
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 10:58 GMT+8 → 19 Oct, 13:22 GMT+8
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 13:22 GMT+8 → 20 Oct, 15:20 GMT+8
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 15:20 GMT+8 → 21 Oct, 16:42 GMT+8
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 16:42 GMT+8 → 22 Oct, 17:18 GMT+8
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 17:06 GMT+8 → 24 Oct, 16:07 GMT+8
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 14:26 GMT+8 → 26 Oct, 12:11 GMT+8
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 14:26 GMT+8 → 26 Oct, 12:11 GMT+8
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 03:37 GMT+8 → 30 Oct, 00:40 GMT+8
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 03:37 GMT+8 → 30 Oct, 00:40 GMT+8