Festivals & Holidays List 1947
Day 2/10
Thursday, 16 October 1947
Sharad Navratri — Day 2
Sharad Navratri begins on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada.
Thursday, 16 October 1947
World Food Day
Honors the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Day 3/10
Friday, 17 October 1947
Sharad Navratri — Day 3
Sharad Navratri begins on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada.
Wednesday, 22 October 1947
Masik Durgashtami
Saturday, 25 October 1947
Ekadashi Vrat
Sunday, 26 October 1947
Pradosh Vrat
Wednesday, 29 October 1947
Purnima Vrat
Friday, 31 October 1947
National Unity Day
Commemorates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.