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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2022

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Nairobi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2022

  1. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 2 Aug, 02:43 GMT+3 → 3 Aug, 03:12 GMT+3
  2. 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.
  3. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 21:21 GMT+3 → 8 Aug, 18:30 GMT+3
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Aug, 15:16 GMT+3 → 10 Aug, 11:45 GMT+3
  5. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 11 Aug, 08:08 GMT+3 → 12 Aug, 04:35 GMT+3
  6. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 11 Aug, 08:08 GMT+3 → 12 Aug, 04:35 GMT+3
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Aug, 20:06 GMT+3 → 15 Aug, 18:32 GMT+3
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 04:53 GMT+3
  10. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 18 Aug, 18:51 GMT+3 → 19 Aug, 20:29 GMT+3
  11. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Aug, 01:06 GMT+3 → 23 Aug, 03:37 GMT+3
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Aug, 06:00 GMT+3 → 25 Aug, 08:08 GMT+3
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Aug, 08:08 GMT+3 → 26 Aug, 09:54 GMT+3
  14. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Amavasya: 26 Aug, 09:54 GMT+3 → 27 Aug, 11:17 GMT+3
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 29 Aug, 12:51 GMT+3 → 30 Aug, 13:03 GMT+3
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 30 Aug, 13:03 GMT+3 → 31 Aug, 12:53 GMT+3