Festivals & Holidays List 1940
Thursday, 10 October 1940
Dussehra / Vijayadashami
Vijayadashami celebrates the victory of good over evil on Ashwin Shukla Dashami.
Friday, 11 October 1940
Ekadashi Vrat
Saturday, 12 October 1940
Pradosh Vrat
Wednesday, 16 October 1940
Purnima Vrat
Wednesday, 16 October 1940
World Food Day
Honors the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Saturday, 19 October 1940
Sankashti Chaturthi
Sunday, 27 October 1940
Ekadashi Vrat
Monday, 28 October 1940
Pradosh Vrat
Tuesday, 29 October 1940
Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Sanjivan Samadhi
Commemorates Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj taking Sanjivan Samadhi at Alandi.
Tuesday, 29 October 1940
Masik Shivaratri
Thursday, 31 October 1940
Govardhan Puja / Bali Pratipada
Govardhan Puja and Bali Pratipada are celebrated on Kartika Shukla Pratipada.
Thursday, 31 October 1940
National Unity Day
Commemorates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.