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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2016

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Sydney
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1Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:12ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri2Krishna Amavasya from 07:44AmavasyaShravana Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 06:16Dwitiya4Shukla Tritiya from 06:25Tritiya5Shukla Tritiya (continues)TritiyaHariyali Teej6Shukla Chaturthi from 07:11Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 08:34Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 10:28ShashthiNag Panchami9Shukla Saptami from 12:44Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 15:09Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 17:29Navami12Shukla Dashami from 19:31Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 21:05Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 22:02DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 22:19TrayodashiIndependence Day16Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:56ChaturdashiPradosh VratSimha Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 20:57PurnimaOnam18Krishna Pratipada from 19:26PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 17:30Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 15:15Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 12:47ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 10:13Panchami23Krishna Shashthi from 07:39Shashthi24Krishna Ashtami from 02:47Ashtami25Krishna Navami from 00:37NavamiKrishna Janmashtami26Krishna Dashami from 22:43Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 21:07Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 19:52DwadashiAja Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 18:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 18:33Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2016

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Aug, 09:12 GMT+10 → 2 Aug, 07:44 GMT+10
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 2 Aug, 07:44 GMT+10 → 3 Aug, 06:45 GMT+10
  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, 06:25 GMT+10 → 6 Aug, 07:11 GMT+10
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 7 Aug, 08:34 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 10:28 GMT+10
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Aug, 21:05 GMT+10 → 14 Aug, 22:02 GMT+10
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Aug, 22:19 GMT+10 → 16 Aug, 21:56 GMT+10
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 23:10 GMT+10
  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, 20:57 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 19:26 GMT+10
  11. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 20:57 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 19:26 GMT+10
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 12:47 GMT+10 → 22 Aug, 10:13 GMT+10
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 25 Aug, 02:47 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 00:37 GMT+10
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 21:07 GMT+10 → 28 Aug, 19:52 GMT+10
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Aug, 18:59 GMT+10 → 30 Aug, 18:32 GMT+10
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Aug, 18:32 GMT+10 → 31 Aug, 18:33 GMT+10