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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2008

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2065 · San Francisco
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  2. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 2 Aug, 23:09 GMT-7 → 3 Aug, 22:00 GMT-7
  3. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 4 Aug, 21:33 GMT-7 → 5 Aug, 21:49 GMT-7
  4. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 07:06 GMT-7 → 12 Aug, 09:20 GMT-7
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 Aug, 11:16 GMT-7 → 14 Aug, 12:46 GMT-7
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  8. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 13:47 GMT-7 → 16 Aug, 14:16 GMT-7
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 15 Aug, 13:47 GMT-7 → 16 Aug, 14:16 GMT-7
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 04:54 GMT-7
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Aug, 12:48 GMT-7 → 20 Aug, 11:30 GMT-7
  12. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 05:55 GMT-7 → 24 Aug, 03:41 GMT-7
  13. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Aug, 22:58 GMT-7 → 26 Aug, 20:36 GMT-7
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Aug, 18:21 GMT-7 → 28 Aug, 16:15 GMT-7
  15. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Aug, 16:15 GMT-7 → 29 Aug, 14:26 GMT-7
  16. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 29 Aug, 14:26 GMT-7 → 30 Aug, 12:58 GMT-7