Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in October 2024 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
Hindu Vrat – Fasting - Festivals October 2024
October 2 – Amavasya – Mahalaya – Pitru Paksha Shradh
fortnight ends
October 3 – Navratri begins – Ghatasthapana
October 3 – Bathukamma Festival begins in Telangana
October 3 – Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
October 3 – Ashwin month begins in calendars followed in
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
October 7 – Lalitha Panchami
October 9 – Sashti Fasting – Durga Puja begins
October 10 – Maha Saptami – Saraswati Puja in north and
western parts of India
October 11 – Durga Ashtami
October 11 – Mahanavami
October 12 – Dasara, Vijaya Dashami, Shastra Puja, Aparajita
Puja, Pattabhishekam Puja, Shami Puja, Durga Devi Visarjan, Navratri Vrat Paran
October 12 – Madhvacharya Jayanti – Shirdi Sai Baba
Punyatithi
October 13 – Vidyarambham in Kerala
October 13 – Bharat Milap
October 13 – Smarta Ekadasi Fasting
October 14 – Vaishnava Ekadasi Fasting for most people
October 14 – Padmanabha Dwadashi Vrat
October 15 – Pradosh Vrat
October 16 – Kojagiri Poornima
October 16 – Sharad Purnima
October 16 - Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
October 16 – Purnima fasting
October 16 – Kumar Purnima in Odisha
October 16 – Navanna Purnima
October 17 – Purnima or full moon day
October 17 – Thulam Month begins in Malayalam Calendar
October 17 - Tula Sankranti - Kaveri Sankramana
October 17 – Valmiki Jayanti
October 17 – Kartik Snan Begins
October 18 – Kartik month begins in North India
October 18– Aippasi month begins in Tamil Calendar
October 18 – Kartik Month begins in Bengali Calendar
October 20 – Atla Taddi
October 20 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Moonrise time is at
7:51 PM
October 20 – Karva Chauth Vrat – Moonrise time is at 7:51 PM
October 24 – Ahoi Ashtami moonrise time at 11:13 PM – Kalashtami
October 24 – Radha Ashtami – Karashtami
October 25 – Diwali Pushya Nakshatra
October 28 – Ekadasi Fasting – Govatsa Dwadashi - Guru
Dwadashi - Vasubaras
October 29 – Bhauma Pradosh Vrat – Dhanteras - Tihar Festival begins in Nepal - Jala Poorna Trayodasi – Dhanvantari Jayanti - Yama Deep Dan
October 30 – Narak Chaturdashi – Monthly Shivratri Fasting –
Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat – Hanuman Jayanti - Roop Chaudas – Bhoot Chaturdashi –
Neer Thumba Habba – Choti Diwali – Kukur Tihar in Nepal - Kali Chaudas –
Kameshwari Devi Jayanti - Abhyang Snan
October 31 – Diwali – Goddess Lakshmi Kuber Puja – Kali Puja
in Bengal - Abhyang Snan - Kamala Mahavidya Jayanti - Ganesh Puja - Sharda Puja
- Kedar Gauri Vrat