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Ashvina (Adhik) – Ashvina · Vikram Samvat 2077

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October 2020 · 31 days

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Hindu months in October 2020

Ashvina (Adhik) 3 Sep – 1 Oct 2020

Ashvina 2 Oct – 31 Oct 2020 Begins · Fri 2 Oct

October 2020 corresponds to Ashvina (Adhik) – Ashvina, Vikram Samvat 2077. 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), Sharad Navratri (Oct 17), Maha Shashthi (Oct 22). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 7 favourable, 15 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 13, Oct 27. 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

28 observances in October

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1 Purnima Purnima Vrat 2 Pratipada Ashvina begins Gandhi Jayanti 3 Dwitiya 4 Dwitiya 5 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 6 Chaturthi 7 Panchami 8 Shashthi 9 Saptami Kalashtami 10 Ashtami 11 Navami 12 Dashami 13 Ekadashi Parama Ekadashi 14 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 15 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 16 Amavasya Amavasya

Sharad Navratri

17 Pratipada Sharad Navratri +1 more Sharad Navratri Tula Sankranti 18 Dwitiya 19 Tritiya 20 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 21 Panchami Saraswati Avahan Lalita Panchami 22 Shashthi Maha Shashthi Saraswati Puja 23 Saptami Maha Saptami Saraswati Balidan 24 Ashtami Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan +1 more

25 Navami Dussehra +1 more Dussehra Maha Navami 26 Dashami Vijaya Dashami 27 Ekadashi Papankusha Ekadashi 28 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 29 Trayodashi 30 Chaturdashi Sharad Purnima 31 Purnima Purnima Vrat

1 Thu Purnima Vrat 2 Fri Gandhi Jayanti 5 Mon Sankashti Chaturthi 9 Fri Kalashtami 13 Tue Parama Ekadashi 14 Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat 15 Thu Masik Shivaratri 16 Fri Amavasya

Sharad Navratri

17 Sat Sharad Navratri Tula Sankranti 20 Tue Vinayaka Chaturthi 21 Wed Saraswati Avahan Lalita Panchami 22 Thu Maha Shashthi Saraswati Puja 23 Fri Maha Saptami Saraswati Balidan 24 Sat Durga Ashtami Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan Masik Durgashtami

Dussehra

25 Sun Dussehra Maha Navami 26 Mon Vijaya Dashami 27 Tue Papankusha Ekadashi 28 Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat 30 Fri Sharad Purnima 31 Sat Purnima Vrat

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