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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1988

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2045 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Panchami from 23:48PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi2Krishna Shashthi from 21:02Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 18:45Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 17:01Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 15:51Navami6Krishna Dashami from 15:17Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 15:18Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 15:51DwadashiKamika Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 16:54TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:24ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 20:17Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 22:30PratipadaShravana Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 00:59Dwitiya14Shukla Tritiya from 03:35Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 06:13ChaturthiIndependence DayHariyali Teej16Shukla Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Panchami from 08:42Panchami18Shukla Shashthi from 10:52ShashthiNag Panchami19Shukla Saptami from 12:33Saptami20Shukla Ashtami from 13:36Ashtami21Shukla Navami from 13:54Navami22Shukla Dashami from 13:24Dashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 12:06EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)24Shukla Dwadashi from 10:04DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 07:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat26Shukla Purnima from 00:40PurnimaOnam27Krishna Pratipada from 20:55PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima+128Krishna Dwitiya from 17:09Dwitiya29Krishna Tritiya from 13:30Tritiya30Krishna Chaturthi from 10:08ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Panchami from 07:11Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1988

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Krishna Chaturthi: 1 Aug, 02:56 GMT+10 → 1 Aug, 23:48 GMT+10
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 15:18 GMT+10 → 8 Aug, 15:51 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Aug, 16:54 GMT+10 → 10 Aug, 18:24 GMT+10
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Aug, 18:24 GMT+10 → 11 Aug, 20:17 GMT+10
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Amavasya: 11 Aug, 20:17 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 22:31 GMT+10
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 15 Aug, 03:35 GMT+10 → 16 Aug, 06:13 GMT+10
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 18:49 GMT+10
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 17 Aug, 08:42 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 10:52 GMT+10
  10. 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.
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Aug, 12:06 GMT+10 → 24 Aug, 10:04 GMT+10
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Aug, 07:23 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 04:12 GMT+10
  13. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  14. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:07 to 22:01 (peak 21:04). Sutak from 11:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 27 Aug, 20:07 GMT+10 → 27 Aug, 22:01 GMT+10 · sutak from 27 Aug, 11:07 GMT+10
  15. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 00:40 GMT+10 → 27 Aug, 20:55 GMT+10
  16. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Purnima: 27 Aug, 00:40 GMT+10 → 27 Aug, 20:55 GMT+10
  17. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Aug, 10:08 GMT+10 → 31 Aug, 07:11 GMT+10