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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1996

Ashadha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Leicester
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 00:46Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 22:05PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 20:05Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 18:49Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 18:21Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 18:38Navami7Krishna Dashami from 19:36Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 21:08Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 23:05DwadashiKamika Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 01:19Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:43ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 06:09Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 08:33PratipadaShravana Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 10:50DwitiyaIndependence Day16Shukla Tritiya from 12:55TritiyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Chaturthi from 14:43ChaturthiHariyali Teej18Shukla Panchami from 16:07Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 17:02ShashthiNag Panchami20Shukla Saptami from 17:22Saptami21Shukla Ashtami from 17:02Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 16:00Navami23Shukla Dashami from 14:17Dashami24Shukla Ekadashi from 11:56Ekadashi25Shukla Dwadashi from 09:02DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi26Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:09ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 22:29PurnimaOnam28Krishna Pratipada from 18:52PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 15:29Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 12:30Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 10:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1996

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Aug, 00:46 GMT+1 → 2 Aug, 22:05 GMT+1
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 21:08 GMT+1 → 9 Aug, 23:05 GMT+1
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Aug, 01:19 GMT+1 → 12 Aug, 03:43 GMT+1
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Aug, 03:43 GMT+1 → 13 Aug, 06:09 GMT+1
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Amavasya: 13 Aug, 06:09 GMT+1 → 14 Aug, 08:34 GMT+1
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 11:05 GMT+1
  8. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 16 Aug, 12:55 GMT+1 → 17 Aug, 14:43 GMT+1
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 18 Aug, 16:07 GMT+1 → 19 Aug, 17:02 GMT+1
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Aug, 11:56 GMT+1 → 25 Aug, 09:02 GMT+1
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Aug, 05:44 GMT+1 → 27 Aug, 02:09 GMT+1
  12. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  13. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 22:29 GMT+1 → 28 Aug, 18:52 GMT+1
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 22:29 GMT+1 → 28 Aug, 18:52 GMT+1
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 10:03 GMT+1 → 1 Sept, 08:16 GMT+1