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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2012

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Purnima from 08:28PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 04:51Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 03:48Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 03:23Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 03:42PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 04:45Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 06:27Saptami8Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 08:41AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami10Krishna Navami from 11:11Navami11Krishna Dashami from 13:43Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 16:00Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 17:51DwadashiAja Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 19:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:39ChaturdashiIndependence DayMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 19:34AmavasyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Pratipada from 18:54PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 17:44Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 16:10TritiyaEid al-Fitr20Shukla Chaturthi from 14:20Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 12:19Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 10:13Shashthi23Shukla Saptami from 08:04Saptami24Shukla Navami from 03:50Navami25Shukla Dashami from 01:48Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 23:50Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 21:58DwadashiPadmini Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 20:17TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:49ChaturdashiOnam30Shukla Purnima from 17:41Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 16:58PratipadaBhadrapada Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2012

  1. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 1 Aug, 08:28 GMT+3 → 2 Aug, 06:27 GMT+3
  2. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 1 Aug, 08:28 GMT+3 → 2 Aug, 06:27 GMT+3
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Aug, 03:23 GMT+3 → 6 Aug, 03:42 GMT+3
  4. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 9 Aug, 08:41 GMT+3 → 10 Aug, 11:11 GMT+3
  5. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 16:00 GMT+3 → 13 Aug, 17:51 GMT+3
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 19:05 GMT+3 → 15 Aug, 19:39 GMT+3
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Aug, 19:39 GMT+3 → 16 Aug, 19:34 GMT+3
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 15:29 GMT+3
  10. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Amavasya: 16 Aug, 19:34 GMT+3 → 17 Aug, 18:55 GMT+3
  11. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Padmini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 23:50 GMT+3 → 27 Aug, 21:58 GMT+3
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 20:17 GMT+3 → 29 Aug, 18:49 GMT+3
  14. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  15. Bhadrapada PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Purnima: 30 Aug, 17:41 GMT+3 → 31 Aug, 16:58 GMT+3