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October 1996

Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2053

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October 1996 · 31 days

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Hindu months in October 1996

Ashvina 28 Sep – 26 Oct 1996

Kartika 27 Oct – 25 Nov 1996 Begins · Sun 27 Oct

October 1996 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2053. Ashvina is the autumn peak: Sharad Navratri's nine nights of Durga lead to Dussehra (Vijayadashami), and the month closes on Sharad Purnima, the Kojagari harvest moon. Major observances: Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Oct 12), Sharad Navratri (Oct 13). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 7 favourable, 19 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 8, Oct 22. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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October highlights

Sharad Navratri Dussehra Gandhi Jayanti Maha Shashthi Maha Saptami Durga Ashtami

29 observances in October

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1 Panchami 2 Shashthi Gandhi Jayanti 3 Saptami 4 Ashtami Kalashtami 5 Ashtami Avidhava Navami 6 Navami 7 Dashami 8 Ekadashi Indira Ekadashi 9 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 10 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 11 Chaturdashi 12 Amavasya Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya

Sharad Navratri

13 Pratipada Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri 14 Dwitiya 15 Tritiya 16 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 17 Panchami Tula Sankranti Lalita Panchami 18 Shashthi Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 19 Saptami Maha Saptami Saraswati Balidan 20 Ashtami Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan +1 more

21 Navami Dussehra +2 more Dussehra Maha Navami Vijaya Dashami 22 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 23 Dwadashi 24 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 25 Chaturdashi Sharad Purnima 26 Purnima Purnima Vrat 27 Pratipada Kartika begins 28 Dwitiya 29 Tritiya Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 30 Chaturthi 31 Panchami

2 Wed Gandhi Jayanti 4 Fri Kalashtami 5 Sat Avidhava Navami 8 Tue Indira Ekadashi 9 Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat 10 Thu Masik Shivaratri 12 Sat Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya

Sharad Navratri

13 Sun Sharad Navratri 16 Wed Vinayaka Chaturthi 17 Thu Tula Sankranti Lalita Panchami 18 Fri Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 19 Sat Maha Saptami Saraswati Balidan 20 Sun Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan Masik Durgashtami

Dussehra

21 Mon Dussehra Maha Navami Vijaya Dashami 22 Tue Papankusha Ekadashi 24 Thu Shukla Pradosh Vrat 25 Fri Sharad Purnima 26 Sat Purnima Vrat 29 Tue Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi

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