October 2026 · festivals and fasts

Times for Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Change town

2 Fri
Sashti
6 Tue
Ekadasi
Break the fast next day: 6:15 to 8:21 in the morning
8 Thu
Pradosham
8 Thu
Masa Sivarathri
10 Sat
Mahalaya Amavasai · Festival
Tharpanam: 1:07 to 3:30 in the afternoon
Why this day
The new Moon of Purattasi, kept in the afternoon.
14 Wed
Chaturthi
16 Fri
Sashti
19 Mon
Ayudha Poojai · Festival
Why this day
The ninth day of the waxing Moon after the Purattasi new Moon, kept at midday.
Kept on 20 Oct: follow your family's almanac.
20 Tue
Vijayadasami · Festival
Why this day
The tenth day of that waxing Moon, kept in the afternoon.
20 Tue
Thiruvonam
22 Thu
Ekadasi
Break the fast next day: 6:00 to 8:21 in the morning
23 Fri
Pradosham
25 Sun
Pournami
27 Tue
Kiruthigai
29 Thu
Chaturthi
31 Sat
Sashti

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