Festivals And Fasts in the Month of October (October Maheene ke Vrat Aur Tyohaar)

October 1 – Ashwin month begins in North IndiaOctober 1 – Ashunyasayan VratOctober 3 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
October 6 – Chandan Sashti in certain parts of North IndiaOctober 8 – Jitiya VratOctober 8 – 16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat comes to an endOctober 9 – Avidava NavamiOctober 12 – Ekadasi FastingOctober 13 – Pradosh VratOctober 15 – AmavasyaOctober 15, 2012 – Mahalaya Sarva Pitru