Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated
with Hinduism in October 2025 – 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 2025
October 2 – Dasara, Vijaya Dashami, Shastra Puja, Aparajita Puja,
Pattabhishekam Puja, Simmolanghan, Shami Puja, Durga Devi Visarjan, Navratri
Vrat Paran
October 2 – Madhvacharya Jayanti – Shirdi Sai Baba Punyatithi
October 2 – Vidyarambham in Kerala
October 3 – Bharat Milap
October 3 – Ekadasi Fasting
October 4 – Padmanabha Dwadashi Vrat
October 4 – Pradosh Vrat in North India
October 6 – Kojagiri Poornima
October 6 – Sharad Purnima
October 6 – Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
October 6 – Purnima fasting
October 6 – Kumar Purnima in Odisha
October 6 – Navanna Purnima
October 7 – Purnima or full moon day
October 7 – Valmiki Jayanti
October 8 – Kartik month begins in North India
October 10 – Atla Taddi
October 10 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Moonrise time is at 8:47 PM
October 10 – Karva Chauth Vrat – Moonrise time is at from 7:58 PM to 9:00 PM
October 13 – Ahoi Ashtami moonrise time at 9:09 PM
October 14 – Karashtami – Kalashtami – Radhastami – Radha Kund Snan
October 17 – Rambha Ekadasi Vrat
October 17 – Vasubaras, Govatsa Dwadashi
October 18 – Thulam Month begins in Malayalam Calendar
October 18 – Tula Sankranti – Kaveri Sankramana
October 18 – Aippasi month begins in Tamil Calendar
October 18 – Shani Pradosh Vrat – Guru Dwadashi
October 19 – Kartik Month begins in Bengali Calendar
October 18 – Dhanvantari Jayanti
October 18 – Dhanteras – Tihar Festival begins in Nepal – Jala Poorna Trayodasi
October 18 – Yama Deepdan
October 19 – Roop Chaudas – Bhoot Chaturdashi – Neer Thumba Habba – Choti
Diwali – Kukur Tihar in Nepal
October 19 – Hanuman Jayanti – Kali Chaudas – Kameshwari Devi Jayanti
October 20 – Diwali
October 20 – Lakshmi Puja
October 20 – Narak Chaturdashi – Abhyanga Snan – Kamala Mahavidya Jayanti –
Kuber Puja – Sharda Puja
October 20 – Kali Puja
October 20 – Kedar Gauri Vrat
October 21 – Lakshmi Puja in Maharashtra
October 21 – Amavasya
October 22 – Annakut – Balipratipada – Diwali Padwa
October 22 – Hindu New Year Vikram Samvat 2082 begins in Gujarati Calendar.
October 22 – Kartik Month begins in Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu and Kannada
Calendar
October 22 – Muruga Kanda Shasti Fast Begins
October 25 – Chath four day puja begins
October 25 – Nagula Chavithi
October 26 – Saubhagya Panchami Vrat – Labh Pancham – Pandav Panchami
October 27 – Kanda Sashti Soorasamharam
October 27 – Sashti Fasting
October 27 – Chhath Puja – Evening Argh
October 28 – Chhath Puja – Suryodaya Argh (Morning) puja
October 28 – Jalaram Jayanti – Sahasrarjun Jayanti
October 28 – Skanda Sashti Thirukalyanam
October 29 – Gopashtami – Go Pujan – Budha Ashtami
October 30 – Akshaya Navami, Kushmanda Navami, Amla Navami
– Jagadhatri Puja in Bengal.