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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1996

Ashadha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Tritiya from 08:46Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 05:31ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi3Krishna Shashthi from 00:50Shashthi4Krishna Saptami from 23:34Saptami5Krishna Ashtami from 23:06Ashtami6Krishna Navami from 23:23Navami7Krishna Dashami from 00:21Dashami8Krishna Ekadashi from 01:53Ekadashi9Krishna Dwadashi from 03:50DwadashiKamika Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 06:04TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:28ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 10:54Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 13:18PratipadaShravana Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 15:35DwitiyaIndependence Day16Shukla Tritiya from 17:40TritiyaSimha Sankranti17Shukla Chaturthi from 19:28ChaturthiHariyali Teej18Shukla Panchami from 20:52Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 21:47ShashthiNag Panchami20Shukla Saptami from 22:07Saptami21Shukla Ashtami from 21:47Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 20:45Navami23Shukla Dashami from 19:02Dashami24Shukla Ekadashi from 16:41Ekadashi25Shukla Dwadashi from 13:47DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi26Shukla Trayodashi from 10:29TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:54ChaturdashiOnam28Krishna Pratipada from 23:37PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima29Krishna Dwitiya from 20:14Dwitiya30Krishna Tritiya from 17:15Tritiya31Krishna Chaturthi from 14:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1996

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Aug, 05:31 GMT+5:45 → 3 Aug, 02:50 GMT+5:45
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Aug, 01:53 GMT+5:45 → 10 Aug, 03:50 GMT+5:45
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Aug, 06:04 GMT+5:45 → 12 Aug, 08:28 GMT+5:45
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Aug, 08:28 GMT+5:45 → 13 Aug, 10:54 GMT+5:45
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Amavasya: 13 Aug, 10:54 GMT+5:45 → 14 Aug, 13:19 GMT+5:45
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 15:50 GMT+5:45
  8. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 16 Aug, 17:40 GMT+5:45 → 17 Aug, 19:28 GMT+5:45
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 18 Aug, 20:52 GMT+5:45 → 19 Aug, 21:47 GMT+5:45
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Aug, 16:41 GMT+5:45 → 25 Aug, 13:47 GMT+5:45
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Aug, 10:29 GMT+5:45 → 27 Aug, 06:54 GMT+5:45
  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 27 Aug · Purnima: 28 Aug, 03:14 GMT+5:45 → 28 Aug, 23:37 GMT+5:45
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Purnima: 28 Aug, 03:14 GMT+5:45 → 28 Aug, 23:37 GMT+5:45
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 31 Aug, 14:48 GMT+5:45 → 1 Sept, 13:01 GMT+5:45