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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1997

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Colombo
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:16ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 12:32Amavasya3Shukla Pratipada from 14:13PratipadaShravana Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 16:18Dwitiya5Shukla Tritiya from 18:41Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 21:16ChaturthiHariyali Teej7Shukla Panchami from 23:54Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 02:24ShashthiNag Panchami9Shukla Saptami from 04:33Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 06:09Ashtami11Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 07:03Navami13Shukla Dashami from 07:09Dashami14Shukla Dwadashi from 04:52DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 02:37TrayodashiIndependence Day16Shukla Chaturdashi from 23:46ChaturdashiPradosh VratSimha Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 20:29PurnimaOnam18Krishna Pratipada from 16:55PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 13:14Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 09:36Tritiya21Krishna Panchami from 03:03PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Shashthi from 00:25Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 22:20Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 20:52AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami25Krishna Navami from 20:04Navami26Krishna Dashami from 19:56Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 20:26Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 21:30DwadashiAja Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 23:04Trayodashi30Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:02ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat31Krishna Amavasya from 03:20AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1997

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Aug, 11:16 GMT+6 → 2 Aug, 12:32 GMT+6
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Amavasya: 2 Aug, 12:32 GMT+6 → 3 Aug, 14:14 GMT+6
  3. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 5 Aug, 18:41 GMT+6 → 6 Aug, 21:16 GMT+6
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 7 Aug, 23:54 GMT+6 → 9 Aug, 02:24 GMT+6
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Aug, 06:25 GMT+6 → 15 Aug, 04:52 GMT+6
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Aug, 02:37 GMT+6 → 16 Aug, 23:46 GMT+6
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 22:15 GMT+6
  9. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  10. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 20:29 GMT+6 → 18 Aug, 16:55 GMT+6
  11. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 20:29 GMT+6 → 18 Aug, 16:55 GMT+6
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 06:09 GMT+6 → 22 Aug, 03:03 GMT+6
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 24 Aug, 20:52 GMT+6 → 25 Aug, 20:04 GMT+6
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 20:26 GMT+6 → 28 Aug, 21:30 GMT+6
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Aug, 23:04 GMT+6 → 31 Aug, 01:02 GMT+6
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Aug, 01:02 GMT+6 → 1 Sept, 03:20 GMT+6