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Hindu calendar · Nairobi

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Nairobi
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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: 5 Oct, 23:37 GMT+3 → 6 Oct, 22:04 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Oct · Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 20:46 GMT+3 → 8 Oct, 19:46 GMT+3
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 19:46 GMT+3 → 9 Oct, 19:06 GMT+3
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 19:06 GMT+3 → 10 Oct, 18:50 GMT+3
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 18:50 GMT+3 → 11 Oct, 19:01 GMT+3
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 16 Oct, 00:55 GMT+3 → 17 Oct, 03:24 GMT+3
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 17:22 GMT+3
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 18 Oct, 05:58 GMT+3 → 19 Oct, 08:22 GMT+3
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 08:22 GMT+3 → 20 Oct, 10:20 GMT+3
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 10:20 GMT+3 → 21 Oct, 11:42 GMT+3
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 11:42 GMT+3 → 22 Oct, 12:18 GMT+3
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 12:06 GMT+3 → 24 Oct, 11:07 GMT+3
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Purnima: 25 Oct, 09:26 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 07:11 GMT+3
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 09:26 GMT+3 → 26 Oct, 07:11 GMT+3
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 22:37 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 19:40 GMT+3
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 28 Oct · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 22:37 GMT+3 → 29 Oct, 19:40 GMT+3