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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2020

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Toronto
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2020

  1. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Purnima: 2 Aug, 11:59 GMT-4 → 3 Aug, 11:58 GMT-4
  2. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Purnima: 2 Aug, 11:59 GMT-4 → 3 Aug, 11:58 GMT-4
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Aug, 14:45 GMT-4 → 7 Aug, 16:36 GMT-4
  4. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 10 Aug, 23:37 GMT-4 → 12 Aug, 01:46 GMT-4
  5. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Aug, 04:32 GMT-4 → 15 Aug, 04:50 GMT-4
  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 · Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Aug, 04:20 GMT-4 → 17 Aug, 03:05 GMT-4
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 09:41 GMT-4
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Aug, 03:05 GMT-4 → 18 Aug, 01:10 GMT-4
  10. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Amavasya: 18 Aug, 01:10 GMT-4 → 18 Aug, 22:42 GMT-4
  11. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 20 Aug, 16:43 GMT-4 → 21 Aug, 13:33 GMT-4
  12. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Shukla Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 13:33 GMT-4 → 22 Aug, 10:27 GMT-4
  13. Parsva EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 23:08 GMT-4 → 28 Aug, 22:47 GMT-4
  14. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Aug, 22:51 GMT-4 → 30 Aug, 23:19 GMT-4
  17. Anant Chaturdashi · Ganesh VisarjanHindu festivals
    Ganesha is bid farewell and immersed.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Shukla Chaturdashi: 30 Aug, 23:19 GMT-4 → 1 Sept, 00:09 GMT-4