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August 2018

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Vancouver
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2018

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Aug, 19:22 GMT-7 → 7 Aug, 16:45 GMT-7
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Aug, 13:40 GMT-7 → 9 Aug, 10:15 GMT-7
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Aug, 10:15 GMT-7 → 10 Aug, 06:37 GMT-7
  4. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 10 Aug, 06:37 GMT-7 → 11 Aug, 02:58 GMT-7
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 12 Aug, 20:06 GMT-7 → 13 Aug, 17:15 GMT-7
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 14 Aug, 14:57 GMT-7 → 15 Aug, 13:21 GMT-7
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 18:20 GMT-7
  10. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Aug, 16:46 GMT-7 → 21 Aug, 19:10 GMT-7
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Aug, 21:45 GMT-7 → 24 Aug, 00:20 GMT-7
  13. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  14. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Purnima: 25 Aug, 02:46 GMT-7 → 26 Aug, 04:56 GMT-7
  15. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Purnima: 25 Aug, 02:46 GMT-7 → 26 Aug, 04:56 GMT-7
  16. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Aug, 09:08 GMT-7 → 30 Aug, 09:39 GMT-7