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Ashvina – Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2074

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October 2017 · 31 days
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Hindu months in October 2017

Ashvina 7 Sep – 5 Oct 2017
Kartika 6 Oct – 4 Nov 2017 Begins · Fri 6 Oct

October 2017 corresponds to Ashvina – Kartika, Vikram Samvat 2074. Kartika holds the five days of Diwali around its Amavasya, with Govardhan Puja, Chhath, Tulsi Vivah, and the Kartik Purnima Dev Diwali; Vishnu wakes from Chaturmas and weddings resume. Major observances: Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Sharad Purnima (Oct 5), Karva Chauth (Oct 8). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 9 favourable, 16 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 1, Oct 15, Oct 31. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Dhanteras Diwali Gandhi Jayanti Sharad Purnima Narak Chaturdashi Chopda Pujan
36 observances in October
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1 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 2 Dwadashi Gandhi Jayanti 3 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 4 Chaturdashi 5 Purnima Sharad Purnima Purnima Vrat 6 Pratipada Kartika begins 7 Dwitiya 8 Tritiya Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 9 Chaturthi 10 Panchami 11 Shashthi 12 Saptami Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 13 Navami 14 Dashami 15 Ekadashi Rama Ekadashi 16 Dwadashi Govatsa Dwadashi Dhanteras 17 Trayodashi Dhanteras +2 more Dhanteras Tula Sankranti Krishna Pradosh Vrat 18 Chaturdashi Narak Chaturdashi Bhoot Chaturdashi Hanuman Puja +1 more Diwali 19 Amavasya Diwali +3 more Chopda Pujan Diwali Kali Puja +1 more 20 Pratipada Bali Pratipada Bestu Varas Govardhan Puja 21 Dwitiya Bhaiya Dooj 22 Tritiya 23 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 24 Chaturthi Labh Chaturthi 25 Panchami Labh Pancham 26 Shashthi Chhath Puja 27 Saptami Jalaram Jayanti 28 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 29 Navami Jagaddhatri Puja Akshaya Navami 30 Dashami Kansa Vadh 31 Ekadashi Devutthana Ekadashi
1 Sun Papankusha Ekadashi 2 Mon Gandhi Jayanti 3 Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat 5 Thu Sharad Purnima Purnima Vrat 8 Sun Karva Chauth Sankashti Chaturthi 12 Thu Ahoi Ashtami Kalashtami 15 Sun Rama Ekadashi 16 Mon Govatsa Dwadashi Dhanteras 17 Tue Dhanteras Tula Sankranti Krishna Pradosh Vrat 18 Wed Narak Chaturdashi Bhoot Chaturdashi Hanuman Puja Masik Shivaratri Diwali 19 Thu Chopda Pujan Diwali Kali Puja Amavasya 20 Fri Bali Pratipada Bestu Varas Govardhan Puja 21 Sat Bhaiya Dooj 23 Mon Vinayaka Chaturthi 24 Tue Labh Chaturthi 25 Wed Labh Pancham 26 Thu Chhath Puja 27 Fri Jalaram Jayanti 28 Sat Masik Durgashtami 29 Sun Jagaddhatri Puja Akshaya Navami 30 Mon Kansa Vadh 31 Tue Devutthana Ekadashi
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