Major festivals and religious observances in October 2026 in India include: • Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti: October 2, 2026 (National Gazetted Holiday) • Indira Ekadashi: October 6, 2026 (Fasting and prayer) • Sarva Pitru Amavasya / Mahalaya: October 10, 2026 (End of Pitru Paksha) • Shardiya Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana): October 11, 2026 (Start of the nine-night worship of Goddess Durga) • Saraswati Avahan & Puja: October 16–17, 2026 • Durga Puja / Maha Ashtami / Maha Navami: October 18–20, 2026 • Dussehra (Vijayadashami): October 20, 2026 (Celebration of the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana / Durga Visarjan) • Papankusha Ekadashi: October 22, 2026 • Sharad Purnima (Kojagara Puja): October 25, 2026 • Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti / Ashwin Purnima: October 26, 2026 • Karwa Chauth (Karaka Chaturthi): October 29, 2026 (Traditional daylong fast observed by married women)
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