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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2022

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Chaturthi from 08:48ChaturthiHariyali Teej2Shukla Panchami from 09:43Panchami3Shukla Shashthi from 10:12ShashthiNag Panchami4Shukla Saptami from 10:11Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 09:36Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 08:27Navami7Shukla Ekadashi from 04:21Ekadashi8Shukla Dwadashi from 01:30DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi9Shukla Trayodashi from 22:16Trayodashi10Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:45ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Purnima from 15:08Purnima12Krishna Pratipada from 11:35PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 08:17Dwitiya14Krishna Chaturthi from 03:06Chaturthi15Krishna Panchami from 01:32PanchamiIndependence DaySankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Shashthi from 00:47Shashthi17Krishna Saptami from 00:55SaptamiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Ashtami from 01:51Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 03:29NavamiKrishna Janmashtami20Krishna Dashami from 05:39Dashami21Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 08:06Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 10:37DwadashiAja Ekadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 13:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:08ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya from 16:54Amavasya27Shukla Pratipada from 18:17PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 19:15Dwitiya29Shukla Tritiya from 19:51Tritiya30Shukla Chaturthi from 20:03ChaturthiHartalika Teej31Shukla Panchami from 19:53PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2022

  1. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Shukla Tritiya: 31 Jul, 07:30 GMT+10 → 1 Aug, 08:48 GMT+10
  2. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 2 Aug, 09:43 GMT+10 → 3 Aug, 10:12 GMT+10
  3. 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.
  4. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Aug, 04:21 GMT+10 → 9 Aug, 01:30 GMT+10
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Aug, 22:16 GMT+10 → 10 Aug, 18:45 GMT+10
  6. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Purnima: 11 Aug, 15:08 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 11:35 GMT+10
  7. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Purnima: 11 Aug, 15:08 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 11:35 GMT+10
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Aug, 03:06 GMT+10 → 16 Aug, 01:32 GMT+10
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 11:53 GMT+10
  11. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 19 Aug, 01:51 GMT+10 → 20 Aug, 03:29 GMT+10
  12. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Aug, 08:06 GMT+10 → 23 Aug, 10:37 GMT+10
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Aug, 13:00 GMT+10 → 25 Aug, 15:08 GMT+10
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Aug, 15:08 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 16:54 GMT+10
  15. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Amavasya: 26 Aug, 16:54 GMT+10 → 27 Aug, 18:17 GMT+10
  16. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 29 Aug, 19:51 GMT+10 → 30 Aug, 20:03 GMT+10
  17. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 30 Aug, 20:03 GMT+10 → 31 Aug, 19:53 GMT+10