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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1997

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Sydney
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:16ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 16:32Amavasya3Shukla Pratipada from 18:13PratipadaShravana Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 20:18Dwitiya5Shukla Tritiya from 22:41Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 01:16ChaturthiHariyali Teej7Shukla Panchami from 03:54Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 06:24ShashthiNag Panchami9Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 08:33Saptami11Shukla Ashtami from 10:09Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 11:03Navami13Shukla Dashami from 11:09Dashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 10:25Ekadashi15Shukla Dwadashi from 08:52DwadashiIndependence DayShravana Putrada Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 06:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat17Shukla Purnima from 00:29PurnimaSimha Sankranti18Krishna Pratipada from 20:55PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 17:14Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 13:36Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 10:09ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 07:03Panchami23Krishna Saptami from 02:20Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 00:52Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 00:04NavamiKrishna Janmashtami26Krishna Dashami from 23:56Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 00:26Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 01:30DwadashiAja Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 03:04Trayodashi30Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:02ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat31Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1997

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Aug, 15:16 GMT+10 → 2 Aug, 16:32 GMT+10
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Amavasya: 2 Aug, 16:32 GMT+10 → 3 Aug, 18:14 GMT+10
  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, 22:41 GMT+10 → 7 Aug, 01:16 GMT+10
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 8 Aug, 03:54 GMT+10 → 9 Aug, 06:24 GMT+10
  5. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  6. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Aug, 10:25 GMT+10 → 15 Aug, 08:52 GMT+10
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Aug, 06:37 GMT+10 → 17 Aug, 03:46 GMT+10
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 02:15 GMT+10
  9. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 18 Aug, 00:29 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 20:55 GMT+10
  10. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 18 Aug, 00:29 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 20:55 GMT+10
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 10:09 GMT+10 → 22 Aug, 07:03 GMT+10
  12. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 25 Aug, 00:52 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 00:04 GMT+10
  13. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 28 Aug, 00:26 GMT+10 → 29 Aug, 01:30 GMT+10
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Aug, 03:04 GMT+10 → 31 Aug, 05:02 GMT+10
  15. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Aug, 05:02 GMT+10 → 1 Sept, 07:20 GMT+10