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August 2016

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Toronto
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1Krishna Amavasya from 17:44Amavasya2Shukla Pratipada from 16:44PratipadaShravana Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 16:16Dwitiya4Shukla Tritiya from 16:25Tritiya5Shukla Chaturthi from 17:11ChaturthiHariyali Teej6Shukla Panchami from 18:34Panchami7Shukla Shashthi from 20:28ShashthiNag Panchami8Shukla Saptami from 22:44Saptami9Shukla Ashtami from 01:09Ashtami10Shukla Navami from 03:29Navami11Shukla Dashami from 05:31Dashami12Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 07:05Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 08:02DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 08:19TrayodashiIndependence DayPradosh Vrat16Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:56ChaturdashiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 06:57PurnimaRaksha BandhanOnamShravana Purnima+118Krishna Dwitiya from 03:30Dwitiya19Krishna Tritiya from 01:15Tritiya20Krishna Chaturthi from 22:47Chaturthi21Krishna Panchami from 20:13PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Shashthi from 17:39Shashthi23Krishna Saptami from 15:09Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 12:47AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami25Krishna Navami from 10:37Navami26Krishna Dashami from 08:43Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 07:07EkadashiAja Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 04:59Trayodashi29Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:32ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Krishna Amavasya from 04:33AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri31Shukla Pratipada from 05:03PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2016

  1. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Amavasya: 1 Aug, 17:44 GMT-4 → 2 Aug, 16:45 GMT-4
  2. 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, 16:25 GMT-4 → 5 Aug, 17:11 GMT-4
  3. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 6 Aug, 18:34 GMT-4 → 7 Aug, 20:28 GMT-4
  4. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Aug, 07:05 GMT-4 → 14 Aug, 08:02 GMT-4
  5. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Aug, 08:19 GMT-4 → 16 Aug, 07:56 GMT-4
  7. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 09:10 GMT-4
  8. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 17 Aug, 06:57 GMT-4 → 18 Aug, 05:26 GMT-4
  9. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  10. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 17 Aug, 06:57 GMT-4 → 18 Aug, 05:26 GMT-4
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Aug, 22:47 GMT-4 → 21 Aug, 20:13 GMT-4
  12. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 24 Aug, 12:47 GMT-4 → 25 Aug, 10:37 GMT-4
  13. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 07:07 GMT-4 → 28 Aug, 05:52 GMT-4
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Aug, 04:59 GMT-4 → 30 Aug, 04:32 GMT-4
  15. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Aug, 04:32 GMT-4 → 31 Aug, 04:33 GMT-4
  16. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Amavasya: 31 Aug, 04:33 GMT-4 → 1 Sept, 05:03 GMT-4