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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1996

Ashadha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Toronto
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1Krishna Chaturthi from 19:46ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Panchami from 17:05Panchami3Krishna Shashthi from 15:05Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 13:49Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 13:21Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 13:38Navami7Krishna Dashami from 14:36Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 16:08Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 18:05DwadashiKamika Ekadashi10Krishna Trayodashi from 20:19Trayodashi11Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:43ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri12Krishna Amavasya from 01:09Amavasya13Shukla Pratipada from 03:33PratipadaShravana Amavasya14Shukla Dwitiya from 05:50Dwitiya15Shukla Dwitiya (continues)DwitiyaIndependence Day16Shukla Tritiya from 07:55TritiyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Chaturthi from 09:43ChaturthiHariyali Teej18Shukla Panchami from 11:07Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 12:02ShashthiNag Panchami20Shukla Saptami from 12:22Saptami21Shukla Ashtami from 12:02Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 11:00Navami23Shukla Dashami from 09:17Dashami24Shukla Ekadashi from 06:56EkadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 00:44Trayodashi26Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:09ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Purnima from 17:29Purnima28Krishna Pratipada from 13:52PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 10:29Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 07:30Tritiya31Krishna Panchami from 03:16PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1996

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Aug, 19:46 GMT-4 → 2 Aug, 17:05 GMT-4
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 16:08 GMT-4 → 9 Aug, 18:05 GMT-4
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 10 Aug, 20:19 GMT-4 → 11 Aug, 22:43 GMT-4
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 11 Aug, 22:43 GMT-4 → 13 Aug, 01:09 GMT-4
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Amavasya: 13 Aug, 01:09 GMT-4 → 14 Aug, 03:34 GMT-4
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 06:05 GMT-4
  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, 07:55 GMT-4 → 17 Aug, 09:43 GMT-4
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 18 Aug, 11:07 GMT-4 → 19 Aug, 12:02 GMT-4
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Aug, 06:56 GMT-4 → 25 Aug, 04:02 GMT-4
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Aug, 00:44 GMT-4 → 26 Aug, 21:09 GMT-4
  12. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 17:29 GMT-4 → 28 Aug, 13:52 GMT-4
  13. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 17:29 GMT-4 → 28 Aug, 13:52 GMT-4
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 05:03 GMT-4 → 1 Sept, 03:16 GMT-4