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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1987

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Saptami from 17:28Saptami2Shukla Ashtami from 17:36Ashtami3Shukla Navami from 17:00Navami4Shukla Dashami from 15:38Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 13:32EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)6Shukla Dwadashi from 10:48DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 07:33TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 00:07Purnima9Krishna Pratipada from 20:17PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 16:36Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 13:16Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 10:24ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 08:11Panchami14Krishna Saptami from 06:00Saptami15Krishna Ashtami from 06:05AshtamiIndependence Day16Krishna Navami from 06:54NavamiKrishna Janmashtami17Krishna Navami (continues)NavamiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dashami from 08:22Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 10:18Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi from 12:34DwadashiAja Ekadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 14:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:26ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 19:48Amavasya24Shukla Pratipada from 21:58PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 23:53Dwitiya26Shukla Tritiya from 01:29Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 02:41ChaturthiHartalika Teej28Shukla Panchami from 03:26PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi29Shukla Shashthi from 03:41Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 03:22Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 02:28Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1987

  1. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Aug, 13:32 GMT+10 → 6 Aug, 10:48 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Aug, 07:33 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 03:56 GMT+10
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 9 Aug, 00:07 GMT+10 → 9 Aug, 20:17 GMT+10
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Purnima: 9 Aug, 00:07 GMT+10 → 9 Aug, 20:17 GMT+10
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Aug, 10:24 GMT+10 → 13 Aug, 08:11 GMT+10
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 16 Aug, 06:05 GMT+10 → 17 Aug, 06:54 GMT+10
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 12:42 GMT+10
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Aug, 10:18 GMT+10 → 20 Aug, 12:34 GMT+10
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Aug, 14:59 GMT+10 → 22 Aug, 17:26 GMT+10
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Aug, 17:26 GMT+10 → 23 Aug, 19:48 GMT+10
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Amavasya: 23 Aug, 19:48 GMT+10 → 24 Aug, 21:59 GMT+10
  14. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 27 Aug, 01:29 GMT+10 → 28 Aug, 02:41 GMT+10
  15. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 28 Aug, 02:41 GMT+10 → 29 Aug, 03:26 GMT+10