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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2016

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Amavasya from 00:44AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri2Shukla Pratipada from 23:44PratipadaShravana Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 23:16Dwitiya4Shukla Tritiya from 23:25Tritiya5Shukla Chaturthi from 00:11ChaturthiHariyali Teej6Shukla Panchami from 01:34Panchami7Shukla Shashthi from 03:28ShashthiNag Panchami8Shukla Saptami from 05:44Saptami9Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 08:09Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 10:29Navami12Shukla Dashami from 12:31Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 14:05Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 15:02DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 15:19TrayodashiIndependence DayPradosh Vrat16Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:56ChaturdashiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 13:57PurnimaOnam18Krishna Pratipada from 12:26PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 10:30Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 08:15Tritiya21Krishna Panchami from 03:13PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Shashthi from 00:39Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 22:09Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 19:47AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami25Krishna Navami from 17:37Navami26Krishna Dashami from 15:43Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 14:07Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 12:52DwadashiAja Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 11:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 11:33Amavasya
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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, 02:12 GMT+3 → 2 Aug, 00:44 GMT+3
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Amavasya: 2 Aug, 00:44 GMT+3 → 2 Aug, 23:45 GMT+3
  3. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 4 Aug, 23:25 GMT+3 → 6 Aug, 00:11 GMT+3
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 7 Aug, 01:34 GMT+3 → 8 Aug, 03:28 GMT+3
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Aug, 14:05 GMT+3 → 14 Aug, 15:02 GMT+3
  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, 15:19 GMT+3 → 16 Aug, 14:56 GMT+3
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 16:10 GMT+3
  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, 13:57 GMT+3 → 18 Aug, 12:26 GMT+3
  11. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 13:57 GMT+3 → 18 Aug, 12:26 GMT+3
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 05:47 GMT+3 → 22 Aug, 03:13 GMT+3
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 24 Aug, 19:47 GMT+3 → 25 Aug, 17:37 GMT+3
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 14:07 GMT+3 → 28 Aug, 12:52 GMT+3
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Aug, 11:59 GMT+3 → 30 Aug, 11:32 GMT+3
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Aug, 11:32 GMT+3 → 31 Aug, 11:33 GMT+3