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Hindu calendar · New York

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New York
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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, 16:37 GMT-4 → 6 Oct, 15:04 GMT-4
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 13:46 GMT-4 → 8 Oct, 12:46 GMT-4
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 12:46 GMT-4 → 9 Oct, 12:06 GMT-4
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 12:06 GMT-4 → 10 Oct, 11:50 GMT-4
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 11:50 GMT-4 → 11 Oct, 12:01 GMT-4
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 15 Oct, 17:55 GMT-4 → 16 Oct, 20:24 GMT-4
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 10:22 GMT-4
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 17 Oct, 22:58 GMT-4 → 19 Oct, 01:22 GMT-4
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 19 Oct, 01:22 GMT-4 → 20 Oct, 03:20 GMT-4
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 03:20 GMT-4 → 21 Oct, 04:42 GMT-4
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 04:42 GMT-4 → 22 Oct, 05:18 GMT-4
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 05:06 GMT-4 → 24 Oct, 04:07 GMT-4
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 02:26 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 00:11 GMT-4
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 25 Oct, 02:26 GMT-4 → 26 Oct, 00:11 GMT-4
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 15:37 GMT-4 → 29 Oct, 12:40 GMT-4
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 15:37 GMT-4 → 29 Oct, 12:40 GMT-4