Festivals & Holidays List 1940
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.
Friday, 01 November 1940
Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Bhai Dooj is celebrated on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya to honor brother-sister love.
Thursday, 07 November 1940
Masik Durgashtami
Sunday, 10 November 1940
Ekadashi Vrat
Monday, 11 November 1940
National Education Day
Marks the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Indias first Education Minister.
Monday, 11 November 1940
Pradosh Vrat
Thursday, 14 November 1940
Childrens Day
Celebrated on the birth anniversary of Indias first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.