The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 2002 opens in October during Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2002
Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2002
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:04 AM, Oct 2 – 6:34 AM, Oct 3
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:45 AM, Oct 4 – 12:34 AM, Oct 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:24 AM, Oct 5 – 8:44 PM, Oct 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 8:41 PM, Oct 5 – 4:47 PM, Oct 6
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:41 PM, Oct 5 – 4:47 PM, Oct 6
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 8:41 PM, Oct 5 – 4:47 PM, Oct 6
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 4:46 PM, Oct 6 – 12:54 PM, Oct 7
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:46 PM, Oct 6 – 12:54 PM, Oct 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:58 AM, Oct 9 – 2:55 AM, Oct 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 1:04 AM, Oct 11 – 11:28 PM, Oct 11
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 11:40 PM, Oct 11 – 10:53 PM, Oct 12
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 11:02 PM, Oct 12 – 11:01 PM, Oct 13
The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk.
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Durga Puja — Maha Navami
Tithi 11:10 PM, Oct 13 – 11:51 PM, Oct 14
The ninth day of Durga Puja, marked by Navami Homa and the final grand worship.
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Daksha Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:10 PM, Oct 13 – 11:51 PM, Oct 14
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Daksha Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashwina Shukla Navami.
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:59 PM, Oct 14 – 1:15 AM, Oct 16
The victory of good over evil — effigies of Ravana are burnt and Durga is bid farewell.
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Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela)
Tithi 11:59 PM, Oct 14 – 1:15 AM, Oct 16
The tenth and final day of Durga Puja — married women smear one another with vermilion in Sindur Khela before the idols are carried out for immersion (Bisarjan).
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Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tithi 11:59 PM, Oct 14 – 1:15 AM, Oct 16
Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:23 AM, Oct 16 – 3:06 AM, Oct 17
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu)
Tithi 3:14 AM, Oct 17 – 5:18 AM, Oct 18
The austere Bihu of lamps lit in the paddy fields and before the Tulsi for a good harvest, as the Sun enters Tula.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:25 AM, Oct 18 – 7:43 AM, Oct 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 7:47 AM, Oct 19 – 10:18 AM, Oct 20
The harvest full moon — kheer is set out in the nectar-like moonlight (Amrit Varsha) and the moon is worshipped on the brightest night of the year.
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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
Tithi 7:47 AM, Oct 19 – 10:18 AM, Oct 20
On the Sharad Purnima night, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped through a vigil for prosperity; in Rajasthan, Jodhpur keeps the night with the Marwar Festival of folk music and dance.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:18 AM, Oct 20 – 12:50 PM, Oct 21
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:18 AM, Oct 20 – 12:50 PM, Oct 21
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 10:18 AM, Oct 20 – 12:50 PM, Oct 21
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 10:18 AM, Oct 20 – 12:50 PM, Oct 21
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 10:18 AM, Oct 20 – 12:50 PM, Oct 21
The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:18 AM, Oct 20 – 12:50 PM, Oct 21
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:18 AM, Oct 20 – 12:50 PM, Oct 21
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Atla Taddi Vrat
Tithi 5:38 PM, Oct 23 – 7:43 PM, Oct 24
Married women of Andhra and Telangana fast and offer atlu (dosas) to Goddess Gauri for the well-being of their husbands.
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 7:43 PM, Oct 24 – 9:28 PM, Oct 25
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:16 PM, Oct 28 – 10:40 PM, Oct 29
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:16 PM, Oct 28 – 10:40 PM, Oct 29
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
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