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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 1999

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2056 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Panchami from 16:46Panchami2Krishna Shashthi from 15:37Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 14:05Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 12:14Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 10:04Navami6Krishna Dashami from 07:41Dashami7Krishna Dwadashi from 02:28DwadashiKamika Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 23:49Trayodashi9Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:15ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 18:55Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 16:53PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 15:17Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 14:14Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 13:48ChaturthiHariyali Teej15Shukla Panchami from 14:01PanchamiIndependence Day16Shukla Shashthi from 14:55ShashthiNag Panchami17Shukla Saptami from 16:25SaptamiSimha Sankranti18Shukla Ashtami from 18:24Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 20:42Navami20Shukla Dashami from 23:05Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 01:20Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 03:16DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 04:43Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:35ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiOnam26Shukla Purnima from 05:51PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 04:41Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 03:23Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 01:43Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 23:47PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 21:39Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 1999

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Aug, 05:07 GMT+5:45 → 8 Aug, 02:28 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Aug, 23:49 GMT+5:45 → 9 Aug, 21:15 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Aug, 21:15 GMT+5:45 → 10 Aug, 18:55 GMT+5:45
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:11 to 19:02 (peak 18:09). Sutak from 05:11: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 11 Aug, 17:11 GMT+5:45 → 11 Aug, 19:02 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 11 Aug, 05:11 GMT+5:45
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Amavasya: 10 Aug, 18:55 GMT+5:45 → 11 Aug, 16:54 GMT+5:45
  6. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 13 Aug, 14:14 GMT+5:45 → 14 Aug, 13:48 GMT+5:45
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 15 Aug, 14:01 GMT+5:45 → 16 Aug, 14:55 GMT+5:45
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 10:11 GMT+5:45
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 Aug, 01:20 GMT+5:45 → 23 Aug, 03:16 GMT+5:45
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 Aug, 04:43 GMT+5:45 → 25 Aug, 05:35 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.Purnima: 26 Aug, 05:51 GMT+5:45 → 27 Aug, 05:32 GMT+5:45
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 26 Aug, 05:51 GMT+5:45 → 27 Aug, 05:32 GMT+5:45
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 30 Aug, 01:43 GMT+5:45 → 30 Aug, 23:47 GMT+5:45