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August 2011

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Toronto
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1Shukla Tritiya from 09:36Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 06:45ChaturthiHariyali Teej3Shukla Shashthi from 01:04ShashthiNag Panchami4Shukla Saptami from 22:28Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 20:10Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 18:11Navami7Shukla Dashami from 16:35Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 15:21Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi from 14:31DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 14:03TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:57Chaturdashi12Shukla Purnima from 14:15Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 14:57PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 16:04Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 17:36TritiyaIndependence Day16Krishna Chaturthi from 19:31ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 21:46PanchamiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Shashthi from 00:12Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 02:40Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 04:55Ashtami21Krishna Ashtami (continues)AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami22Krishna Navami from 06:45Navami23Krishna Dashami from 07:57Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 08:22Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 07:58DwadashiAja Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 06:44TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Krishna Amavasya from 02:08AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri28Shukla Pratipada from 23:04PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya29Shukla Dwitiya from 19:41Dwitiya30Shukla Tritiya from 16:12TritiyaEid al-Fitr31Shukla Chaturthi from 12:45ChaturthiHartalika TeejGanesh Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2011

  1. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 1 Aug, 09:36 GMT-4 → 2 Aug, 06:45 GMT-4
  2. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 3 Aug, 03:52 GMT-4 → 4 Aug, 01:04 GMT-4
  3. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 15:21 GMT-4 → 9 Aug, 14:31 GMT-4
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Aug, 14:03 GMT-4 → 11 Aug, 13:57 GMT-4
  5. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Purnima: 12 Aug, 14:15 GMT-4 → 13 Aug, 14:57 GMT-4
  6. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Purnima: 12 Aug, 14:15 GMT-4 → 13 Aug, 14:57 GMT-4
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Aug, 19:31 GMT-4 → 17 Aug, 21:46 GMT-4
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 02:19 GMT-4
  10. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 21 Aug, 04:55 GMT-4 → 22 Aug, 06:45 GMT-4
  11. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Aug, 08:22 GMT-4 → 25 Aug, 07:58 GMT-4
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Aug, 06:44 GMT-4 → 27 Aug, 04:45 GMT-4
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Aug, 04:45 GMT-4 → 28 Aug, 02:08 GMT-4
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Amavasya: 28 Aug, 02:08 GMT-4 → 28 Aug, 23:04 GMT-4
  15. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  16. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 30 Aug, 16:12 GMT-4 → 31 Aug, 12:45 GMT-4
  17. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Shukla Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 12:45 GMT-4 → 1 Sept, 09:32 GMT-4