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Purattasi – Aippasi · Manmatha

Tamil Calendar October 2016

October 2016 · 31 days
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Tamil months in October 2016

Purattasi 17 Sep – 16 Oct 2016
Aippasi 17 Oct – 15 Nov 2016 Begins · Mon 17 Oct

October 2016 corresponds to Purattasi – Aippasi. Purattasi is the Perumal month, kept with Saturday fasting and strict vegetarianism for Lord Venkateswara; Mahalaya and the start of Navaratri also fall in it, and weddings are traditionally avoided. Major observances: Sharad Navratri (Oct 2), Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Maha Shashthi (Oct 7). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 2 favourable, 21 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Oct 12, Oct 26. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Sharad Navratri Dussehra Dhanteras Diwali Gandhi Jayanti Durga Ashtami
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