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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2006

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1Shukla Ashtami from 23:56Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 01:25Navami3Shukla Dashami from 02:09Dashami4Shukla Ekadashi from 02:03Ekadashi5Shukla Dwadashi from 01:07DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 23:24Trayodashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:02ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 18:09Purnima9Krishna Pratipada from 14:53PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 11:26Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 07:57Tritiya12Krishna Panchami from 01:26PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Shashthi from 22:39Shashthi14Krishna Saptami from 20:20Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 18:32AshtamiIndependence DayKrishna Janmashtami16Krishna Navami from 17:17Navami17Krishna Dashami from 16:37DashamiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Ekadashi from 16:30Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 16:55DwadashiAja Ekadashi20Krishna Trayodashi from 17:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:13ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri22Krishna Amavasya from 21:01Amavasya23Shukla Pratipada from 23:09PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya24Shukla Dwitiya from 01:34Dwitiya25Shukla Tritiya from 04:10Tritiya26Shukla Tritiya (continues)TritiyaHartalika Teej27Shukla Chaturthi from 06:49ChaturthiGanesh Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 09:22Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 11:38Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 13:26Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 14:37Ashtami
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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: 5 Aug, 02:03 GST → 6 Aug, 01:07 GST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 6 Aug, 23:24 GST → 7 Aug, 21:02 GST
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 18:09 GST → 9 Aug, 14:53 GST
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 8 Aug, 18:09 GST → 9 Aug, 14:53 GST
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Aug, 04:34 GST → 13 Aug, 01:26 GST
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 15 Aug, 18:32 GST → 16 Aug, 17:17 GST
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 03:33 GST
  9. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 18 Aug, 16:30 GST → 19 Aug, 16:55 GST
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 20 Aug, 17:51 GST → 21 Aug, 19:13 GST
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 21 Aug, 19:13 GST → 22 Aug, 21:01 GST
  12. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Amavasya: 22 Aug, 21:01 GST → 23 Aug, 23:10 GST
  13. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 26 Aug, 04:10 GST → 27 Aug, 06:49 GST
  14. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Shukla Chaturthi: 27 Aug, 06:49 GST → 28 Aug, 09:22 GST