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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2070

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October 2013 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 2013

Ashvina 20 Sep – 18 Oct 2013
Kartika 19 Oct – 17 Nov 2013 Begins · Sat 19 Oct

October 2013 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2070. 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 4), Sharad Navratri (Oct 5). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 20 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 15, Oct 30. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Sharad Navratri Dussehra Gandhi Jayanti Maha Shashthi Maha Saptami Durga Ashtami
31 observances in October
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1 Dwadashi 2 Trayodashi Gandhi Jayanti Krishna Pradosh Vrat 3 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 4 Chaturdashi Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya Sharad Navratri 5 Pratipada Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri 6 Dwitiya 7 Tritiya 8 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 9 Panchami Lalita Panchami 10 Shashthi Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 11 Saptami Maha Saptami Saraswati Puja 12 Ashtami Durga Ashtami Saraswati Balidan Masik Durgashtami 13 Navami Maha Navami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan Dussehra 14 Dashami Dussehra +1 more Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 15 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 16 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 17 Trayodashi Tula Sankranti 18 Purnima Sharad Purnima Purnima Vrat 19 Pratipada Kartika begins 20 Dwitiya 21 Tritiya 22 Tritiya Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 23 Chaturthi 24 Panchami 25 Shashthi 26 Saptami Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 27 Ashtami 28 Navami 29 Dashami 30 Ekadashi Rama Ekadashi 31 Dwadashi Govatsa Dwadashi
2 Wed Gandhi Jayanti Krishna Pradosh Vrat 3 Thu Masik Shivaratri 4 Fri Amavasya Sarva Pitru Amavasya Sharad Navratri 5 Sat Sharad Navratri 8 Tue Vinayaka Chaturthi 9 Wed Lalita Panchami 10 Thu Maha Shashthi Saraswati Avahan 11 Fri Maha Saptami Saraswati Puja 12 Sat Durga Ashtami Saraswati Balidan Masik Durgashtami 13 Sun Maha Navami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan Dussehra 14 Mon Dussehra Vijaya Dashami 15 Tue Papankusha Ekadashi 16 Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat 17 Thu Tula Sankranti 18 Fri Sharad Purnima Purnima Vrat 22 Tue Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 26 Sat Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 30 Wed Rama Ekadashi 31 Thu Govatsa Dwadashi
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