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August 2006

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2063 · Leicester
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2006

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 4 Aug, 23:03 GMT+1 → 5 Aug, 22:07 GMT+1
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Aug, 20:24 GMT+1 → 7 Aug, 18:02 GMT+1
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 15:09 GMT+1 → 9 Aug, 11:53 GMT+1
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 15:09 GMT+1 → 9 Aug, 11:53 GMT+1
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Aug, 01:34 GMT+1 → 12 Aug, 22:26 GMT+1
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 15 Aug, 15:32 GMT+1 → 16 Aug, 14:17 GMT+1
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 00:33 GMT+1
  9. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Aug, 13:30 GMT+1 → 19 Aug, 13:55 GMT+1
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Aug, 14:51 GMT+1 → 21 Aug, 16:13 GMT+1
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Aug, 16:13 GMT+1 → 22 Aug, 18:01 GMT+1
  12. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Amavasya: 22 Aug, 18:01 GMT+1 → 23 Aug, 20:10 GMT+1
  13. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 26 Aug, 01:10 GMT+1 → 27 Aug, 03:49 GMT+1
  14. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 27 Aug, 03:49 GMT+1 → 28 Aug, 06:22 GMT+1