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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1996

Ashadha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Sydney
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1996

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Aug, 09:46 GMT+10 → 3 Aug, 07:05 GMT+10
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Aug, 06:08 GMT+10 → 10 Aug, 08:05 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Aug, 10:19 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 12:43 GMT+10
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Aug, 12:43 GMT+10 → 13 Aug, 15:09 GMT+10
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Amavasya: 13 Aug, 15:09 GMT+10 → 14 Aug, 17:34 GMT+10
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 20:05 GMT+10
  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, 21:55 GMT+10 → 17 Aug, 23:43 GMT+10
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 19 Aug, 01:07 GMT+10 → 20 Aug, 02:02 GMT+10
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Aug, 20:56 GMT+10 → 25 Aug, 18:02 GMT+10
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Aug, 14:44 GMT+10 → 27 Aug, 11:09 GMT+10
  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.Purnima: 28 Aug, 07:29 GMT+10 → 29 Aug, 03:52 GMT+10
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 28 Aug, 07:29 GMT+10 → 29 Aug, 03:52 GMT+10
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 19:03 GMT+10 → 1 Sept, 17:16 GMT+10