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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2016

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Dubai
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1Krishna Amavasya from 01:44AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri2Shukla Pratipada from 00:44PratipadaShravana Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 00:16Dwitiya4Shukla Tritiya from 00:25Tritiya5Shukla Chaturthi from 01:11ChaturthiHariyali Teej6Shukla Panchami from 02:34Panchami7Shukla Shashthi from 04:28ShashthiNag Panchami8Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 06:44Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 09:09Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 11:29Navami12Shukla Dashami from 13:31Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 15:05Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 16:02DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 16:19TrayodashiIndependence DayPradosh Vrat16Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:56ChaturdashiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 14:57PurnimaOnam18Krishna Pratipada from 13:26PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 11:30Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 09:15Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 06:47ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Shashthi from 01:39Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 23:09Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 20:47AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami25Krishna Navami from 18:37Navami26Krishna Dashami from 16:43Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 15:07Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 13:52DwadashiAja Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 12:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 12:33Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2016

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Aug, 03:12 GST → 2 Aug, 01:44 GST
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Amavasya: 2 Aug, 01:44 GST → 3 Aug, 00:45 GST
  3. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 5 Aug, 00:25 GST → 6 Aug, 01:11 GST
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 7 Aug, 02:34 GST → 8 Aug, 04:28 GST
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Aug, 15:05 GST → 14 Aug, 16:02 GST
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Aug, 16:19 GST → 16 Aug, 15:56 GST
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 17:10 GST
  9. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  10. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 14:57 GST → 18 Aug, 13:26 GST
  11. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 14:57 GST → 18 Aug, 13:26 GST
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 06:47 GST → 22 Aug, 04:13 GST
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 24 Aug, 20:47 GST → 25 Aug, 18:37 GST
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 15:07 GST → 28 Aug, 13:52 GST
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Aug, 12:59 GST → 30 Aug, 12:32 GST
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Aug, 12:32 GST → 31 Aug, 12:33 GST