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Hindu calendar · Melbourne

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Melbourne
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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.Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Oct, 07:37 GMT+11 → 7 Oct, 06:04 GMT+11
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Oct, 04:46 GMT+11 → 9 Oct, 03:46 GMT+11
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 8 Oct · Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Oct, 03:46 GMT+11 → 10 Oct, 03:06 GMT+11
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 10 Oct, 03:06 GMT+11 → 11 Oct, 02:50 GMT+11
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 11 Oct, 02:50 GMT+11 → 12 Oct, 03:01 GMT+11
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 16 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 08:55 GMT+11 → 17 Oct, 11:24 GMT+11
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 18 Oct, 01:22 GMT+11
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 13:58 GMT+11 → 19 Oct, 16:22 GMT+11
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 16:22 GMT+11 → 20 Oct, 18:20 GMT+11
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 18:20 GMT+11 → 21 Oct, 19:42 GMT+11
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 19:42 GMT+11 → 22 Oct, 20:18 GMT+11
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 20:06 GMT+11 → 24 Oct, 19:07 GMT+11
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 17:26 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 15:11 GMT+11
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 17:26 GMT+11 → 26 Oct, 15:11 GMT+11
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 06:37 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 03:40 GMT+11
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Oct, 06:37 GMT+11 → 30 Oct, 03:40 GMT+11