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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1996

Ashadha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 02:46Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 00:05PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 22:05Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 20:49Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 20:21Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 20:38Navami7Krishna Dashami from 21:36Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 23:08Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 01:05DwadashiKamika Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 03:19Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:43ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 08:09Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 10:33PratipadaShravana Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 12:50DwitiyaIndependence Day16Shukla Tritiya from 14:55TritiyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Chaturthi from 16:43ChaturthiHariyali Teej18Shukla Panchami from 18:07Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 19:02ShashthiNag Panchami20Shukla Saptami from 19:22Saptami21Shukla Ashtami from 19:02Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 18:00Navami23Shukla Dashami from 16:17Dashami24Shukla Ekadashi from 13:56Ekadashi25Shukla Dwadashi from 11:02DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 07:44TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 00:29PurnimaOnam28Krishna Pratipada from 20:52PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 17:29Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 14:30Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 12:03ChaturthiSankashti 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, 02:46 GMT+3 → 3 Aug, 00:05 GMT+3
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 23:08 GMT+3 → 10 Aug, 01:05 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Aug, 03:19 GMT+3 → 12 Aug, 05:43 GMT+3
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Aug, 05:43 GMT+3 → 13 Aug, 08:09 GMT+3
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Amavasya: 13 Aug, 08:09 GMT+3 → 14 Aug, 10:34 GMT+3
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 13:05 GMT+3
  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, 14:55 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 16:43 GMT+3
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 18 Aug, 18:07 GMT+3 → 19 Aug, 19:02 GMT+3
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Aug, 13:56 GMT+3 → 25 Aug, 11:02 GMT+3
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Aug, 07:44 GMT+3 → 27 Aug, 04:09 GMT+3
  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: 28 Aug, 00:29 GMT+3 → 28 Aug, 20:52 GMT+3
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 28 Aug, 00:29 GMT+3 → 28 Aug, 20:52 GMT+3
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 12:03 GMT+3 → 1 Sept, 10:16 GMT+3