🛕 Sacred Calendar
🌸 Hindu Calendar
Upcoming festivals, vrats, puja dates and auspicious occasions
October Events
08
Fri
🪔 Durga Maha Navami
The ninth and culminating night of Durga worship during Navratri.
Festival
08
Fri
🪔 Durga Maha Navami
The ninth and culminating night of Durga worship during Navratri.
Festival
09
Sat
🪔 Dussehra, Sharad Navratri Parana
Marks Rama's victory over Ravana and the end of Navratri.
Festival
09
Sat
🪔 Dussehra, Sharad Navratri Parana
Marks Rama's victory over Ravana and the end of Navratri.
Festival
11
Mon
🌙 Papankusha Ekadashi
Papankusha Ekadashi falls on the 11th lunar day and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Ekadashi
11
Mon
🌙 Papankusha Ekadashi
Papankusha Ekadashi falls on the 11th lunar day and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Ekadashi
12
Tue
📅 Pradosh Vrat (Shukla Paksha)
Fortnightly vrat dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Pradosh Vrat
12
Tue
📅 Pradosh Vrat (Shukla Paksha)
Fortnightly vrat dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Pradosh Vrat
15
Fri
📅 Ashwin Purnima Vrat
Full moon vrat of the Ashwin month, also called Sharad Purnima.
Purnima Vrat
15
Fri
📅 Ashwin Purnima Vrat
Full moon vrat of the Ashwin month, also called Sharad Purnima.
Purnima Vrat
18
Mon
📅 Sankashti Chaturthi, Karva Chauth
Monthly vrat dedicated to Lord Ganesha, observed on the fourth day of the waning moon.
Sankashti Chaturthi
18
Mon
📅 Tula Sankranti
Marks the Sun's transition into Libra.
Sankranti
18
Mon
📅 Sankashti Chaturthi, Karva Chauth
Monthly vrat dedicated to Lord Ganesha, observed on the fourth day of the waning moon.
Sankashti Chaturthi
18
Mon
📅 Tula Sankranti
Marks the Sun's transition into Libra.
Sankranti
25
Mon
🌙 Rama Ekadashi
Rama Ekadashi falls on the 11th lunar day and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Ekadashi
25
Mon
🌙 Rama Ekadashi
Rama Ekadashi falls on the 11th lunar day and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Ekadashi
27
Wed
🪔 Dhanteras, Pradosh Vrat (Krishna Paksha)
Marks the start of Diwali celebrations, honouring Dhanvantari and Lakshmi.
Festival
27
Wed
📅 Masik Shivaratri
Monthly vrat dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Masik Shivaratri
27
Wed
🪔 Dhanteras, Pradosh Vrat (Krishna Paksha)
Marks the start of Diwali celebrations, honouring Dhanvantari and Lakshmi.
Festival
27
Wed
📅 Masik Shivaratri
Monthly vrat dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Masik Shivaratri
28
Thu
🪔 Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi
The festival of lights, welcoming Lakshmi and marking Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
Festival
28
Thu
🪔 Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi
The festival of lights, welcoming Lakshmi and marking Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
Festival
29
Fri
📅 Kartika Amavasya
New moon day of the Kartika month, the main Diwali Amavasya.
Amavasya
29
Fri
📅 Kartika Amavasya
New moon day of the Kartika month, the main Diwali Amavasya.
Amavasya
30
Sat
🪔 Govardhan Puja
Commemorates Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to protect Vrindavan.
Festival
30
Sat
🪔 Govardhan Puja
Commemorates Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to protect Vrindavan.
Festival
31
Sun
🪔 Bhai Dooj
Celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, two days after Diwali.
Festival
31
Sun
🪔 Bhai Dooj
Celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, two days after Diwali.
Festival