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Hindu calendar · Vancouver

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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October 2026

Ashwin · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Vancouver
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SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1Krishna Saptami from 21:45Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 19:30AshtamiGandhi Jayanti3Krishna Navami from 17:22Navami4Krishna Dashami from 15:24Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 13:37Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 12:04DwadashiIndira Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 10:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:46ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 09:06Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 08:49PratipadaAshwin Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 09:01DwitiyaNavratri begins12Shukla Tritiya from 09:43Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 10:58Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 12:43Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 14:55Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 17:24SaptamiDurga Puja begins (Shashthi)17Shukla Ashtami from 19:58AshtamiTula Sankranti18Shukla Navami from 22:22NavamiDurga Ashtami19Shukla Dashami from 00:20DashamiMaha Navami20Shukla Ekadashi from 01:42EkadashiDussehra · Vijayadashami21Shukla Dwadashi from 02:18DwadashiPapankusha Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 02:06Trayodashi23Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:07ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Purnima from 23:26Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 21:11PratipadaSharad PurnimaAshwin Purnima26Krishna Dwitiya from 18:31Dwitiya27Krishna Tritiya from 15:37Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 12:37ChaturthiKarwa ChauthSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 09:40Panchami30Krishna Saptami from 04:27Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 02:22Ashtami
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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, 13:37 GMT-7 → 6 Oct, 12:04 GMT-7
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Oct, 10:46 GMT-7 → 8 Oct, 09:46 GMT-7
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Oct, 09:46 GMT-7 → 9 Oct, 09:06 GMT-7
  5. Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Oct · Amavasya: 9 Oct, 09:06 GMT-7 → 10 Oct, 08:50 GMT-7
  6. Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of Durga; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Oct · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Oct, 08:50 GMT-7 → 11 Oct, 09:01 GMT-7
  7. Durga Puja begins (Shashthi)Regional
    Bengal’s great festival of the Goddess begins.Tithi begins 15 Oct · Shukla Shashthi: 15 Oct, 14:55 GMT-7 → 16 Oct, 17:24 GMT-7
  8. Tula SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Tula.Sun enters 17 Oct, 07:22 GMT-7
  9. Durga AshtamiHindu festivals
    The eighth day of Navratri, with Kanya Puja.Tithi begins 17 Oct · Shukla Ashtami: 17 Oct, 19:58 GMT-7 → 18 Oct, 22:22 GMT-7
  10. Maha NavamiHindu festivals
    The ninth day of Navratri.Tithi begins 18 Oct · Shukla Navami: 18 Oct, 22:22 GMT-7 → 20 Oct, 00:20 GMT-7
  11. Dussehra · VijayadashamiHindu festivals
    The victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura.Tithi begins 19 Oct · Shukla Dashami: 20 Oct, 00:20 GMT-7 → 21 Oct, 01:42 GMT-7
  12. Papankusha EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Oct · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Oct, 01:42 GMT-7 → 22 Oct, 02:18 GMT-7
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Oct · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Oct, 02:06 GMT-7 → 24 Oct, 01:07 GMT-7
  14. Sharad PurnimaHindu festivals
    The harvest full moon, kept awake under the moonlight.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 23:26 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 21:11 GMT-7
  15. Ashwin PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Oct · Purnima: 24 Oct, 23:26 GMT-7 → 25 Oct, 21:11 GMT-7
  16. Karwa ChauthHindu festivals
    Married women fast from sunrise until they sight the moon.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 12:37 GMT-7 → 29 Oct, 09:40 GMT-7
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Oct, 12:37 GMT-7 → 29 Oct, 09:40 GMT-7