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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2021

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Navami (continues)Navami2Krishna Dashami from 06:58Dashami3Krishna Ekadashi from 09:30Ekadashi4Krishna Dwadashi from 11:47DwadashiKamika Ekadashi5Krishna Trayodashi from 13:39TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:58ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri7Krishna Amavasya from 15:41Amavasya8Shukla Pratipada from 15:50PratipadaShravana Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 15:26Dwitiya10Shukla Tritiya from 14:36Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 13:24ChaturthiHariyali Teej12Shukla Panchami from 11:55Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 10:13ShashthiNag Panchami14Shukla Saptami from 08:21Saptami15Shukla Navami from 04:15NavamiIndependence Day16Shukla Dashami from 02:05DashamiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Ekadashi from 23:51Ekadashi18Shukla Dwadashi from 21:36DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi19Shukla Trayodashi from 19:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:20Chaturdashi21Shukla Purnima from 15:30PurnimaOnam22Krishna Pratipada from 14:01PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 13:01Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 12:35Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 12:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 13:44Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 15:19Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 17:26Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 19:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami30Krishna Navami from 22:29Navami31Krishna Dashami from 00:53Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2021

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 09:30 GMT+2 → 4 Aug, 11:47 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 13:39 GMT+2 → 6 Aug, 14:58 GMT+2
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Aug, 14:58 GMT+2 → 7 Aug, 15:41 GMT+2
  4. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Amavasya: 7 Aug, 15:41 GMT+2 → 8 Aug, 15:50 GMT+2
  5. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 10 Aug, 14:36 GMT+2 → 11 Aug, 13:24 GMT+2
  6. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 12 Aug, 11:55 GMT+2 → 13 Aug, 10:13 GMT+2
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 21:47 GMT+2
  9. 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.
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 23:51 GMT+2 → 18 Aug, 21:36 GMT+2
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 19:24 GMT+2 → 20 Aug, 17:20 GMT+2
  12. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  13. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Purnima: 21 Aug, 15:30 GMT+2 → 22 Aug, 14:01 GMT+2
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Purnima: 21 Aug, 15:30 GMT+2 → 22 Aug, 14:01 GMT+2
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 12:48 GMT+2 → 26 Aug, 13:44 GMT+2
  16. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 29 Aug, 19:55 GMT+2 → 30 Aug, 22:29 GMT+2