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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2015

Ashadha · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Johannesburg
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2015

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Aug, 03:13 GMT+2 → 4 Aug, 00:10 GMT+2
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Aug, 13:28 GMT+2 → 10 Aug, 13:15 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Aug, 13:29 GMT+2 → 12 Aug, 14:11 GMT+2
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Aug, 14:11 GMT+2 → 13 Aug, 15:19 GMT+2
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Amavasya: 13 Aug, 15:19 GMT+2 → 14 Aug, 16:54 GMT+2
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 16 Aug, 21:10 GMT+2 → 17 Aug, 23:44 GMT+2
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 08:55 GMT+2
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 19 Aug, 02:23 GMT+2 → 20 Aug, 04:56 GMT+2
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Aug, 09:35 GMT+2 → 26 Aug, 08:10 GMT+2
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Aug, 06:02 GMT+2 → 28 Aug, 03:17 GMT+2
  12. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  13. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Purnima: 29 Aug, 00:05 GMT+2 → 29 Aug, 20:35 GMT+2
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Purnima: 29 Aug, 00:05 GMT+2 → 29 Aug, 20:35 GMT+2