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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1979

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1Shukla Navami from 21:14Navami2Shukla Dashami from 21:11Dashami3Shukla Ekadashi from 20:19Ekadashi4Shukla Dwadashi from 18:39DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi5Shukla Trayodashi from 16:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:20Chaturdashi7Shukla Purnima from 09:58PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 02:37Dwitiya9Krishna Tritiya from 22:58Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 19:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 16:27Panchami12Krishna Shashthi from 13:51Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 11:50Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 10:27AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 09:45NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 09:44Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 10:21EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 11:32DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 13:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:16ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri21Krishna Amavasya from 17:37Amavasya22Shukla Pratipada from 20:10PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya23Shukla Dwitiya from 22:47Dwitiya24Shukla Tritiya from 01:23TritiyaEid al-Fitr25Shukla Chaturthi from 03:48ChaturthiHartalika Teej26Shukla Panchami from 05:56PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 07:37Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 08:44Saptami30Shukla Ashtami from 09:11Ashtami31Shukla Navami from 08:55Navami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1979

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 20:19 GMT+3 → 4 Aug, 18:39 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 16:17 GMT+3 → 6 Aug, 13:20 GMT+3
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 7 Aug, 09:58 GMT+3 → 8 Aug, 06:21 GMT+3
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 7 Aug, 09:58 GMT+3 → 8 Aug, 06:21 GMT+3
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 10 Aug, 19:32 GMT+3 → 11 Aug, 16:27 GMT+3
  6. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 10:27 GMT+3 → 15 Aug, 09:45 GMT+3
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 04:32 GMT+3
  9. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 10:21 GMT+3 → 18 Aug, 11:32 GMT+3
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 13:12 GMT+3 → 20 Aug, 15:16 GMT+3
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 15:16 GMT+3 → 21 Aug, 17:37 GMT+3
  12. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 17:37 GMT+3 → 22 Aug, 20:11 GMT+3
  14. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 25 Aug, 01:23 GMT+3 → 26 Aug, 03:48 GMT+3
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 26 Aug, 03:48 GMT+3 → 27 Aug, 05:56 GMT+3