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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1999

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1Krishna Panchami from 12:01Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 10:52Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 09:20Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 07:29Ashtami5Krishna Dashami from 02:56Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 00:22Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 21:43DwadashiKamika Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 19:04TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:30ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 14:10Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 12:08PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 10:32Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 09:29Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 09:03ChaturthiHariyali Teej15Shukla Panchami from 09:16PanchamiIndependence Day16Shukla Shashthi from 10:10ShashthiNag Panchami17Shukla Saptami from 11:40SaptamiSimha Sankranti18Shukla Ashtami from 13:39Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 15:57Navami20Shukla Dashami from 18:20Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 20:35Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 22:31DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 23:58Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:50ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 01:06PurnimaOnam26Krishna Pratipada from 00:47PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 23:56Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 22:38Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 20:58ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 19:02Panchami31Krishna Shashthi from 16:54Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1999

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 00:22 GMT+1 → 7 Aug, 21:43 GMT+1
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Aug, 19:04 GMT+1 → 9 Aug, 16:30 GMT+1
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Aug, 16:30 GMT+1 → 10 Aug, 14:10 GMT+1
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 10:03 to 12:37 (peak 11:18). Sutak from 22:03: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 11 Aug, 10:03 GMT+1 → 11 Aug, 12:37 GMT+1 · sutak from 10 Aug, 22:03 GMT+1
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Amavasya: 10 Aug, 14:10 GMT+1 → 11 Aug, 12:09 GMT+1
  6. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 13 Aug, 09:29 GMT+1 → 14 Aug, 09:03 GMT+1
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 15 Aug, 09:16 GMT+1 → 16 Aug, 10:10 GMT+1
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 05:26 GMT+1
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Aug, 20:35 GMT+1 → 22 Aug, 22:31 GMT+1
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Aug, 23:58 GMT+1 → 25 Aug, 00:50 GMT+1
  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 25 Aug · Purnima: 26 Aug, 01:06 GMT+1 → 27 Aug, 00:47 GMT+1
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Purnima: 26 Aug, 01:06 GMT+1 → 27 Aug, 00:47 GMT+1
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Aug, 20:58 GMT+1 → 30 Aug, 19:02 GMT+1