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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2008

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Pratipada from 15:57PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 13:40Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 11:54Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 10:45ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 10:18Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 10:34ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 11:32Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 13:06Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 15:09Navami10Shukla Dashami from 17:28Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 19:51Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 22:05DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 00:01Trayodashi14Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:31ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Purnima from 02:32PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 03:01PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana PurnimaSimha Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 02:59DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse18Krishna Tritiya from 02:29Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 01:33Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 00:15PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 22:38Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 20:45Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 18:40AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 16:26Navami25Krishna Dashami from 14:06Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 11:43Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 09:21DwadashiAja Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 07:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Amavasya from 03:11AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri30Shukla Pratipada from 01:42PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 00:42Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:22 to 18:12 (peak 17:19). Sutak from 04:22: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Aug, 16:22 GMT+5:45 → 1 Aug, 18:12 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 1 Aug, 04:22 GMT+5:45
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 31 Jul, 18:37 GMT+5:45 → 1 Aug, 15:58 GMT+5:45
  3. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 3 Aug, 11:54 GMT+5:45 → 4 Aug, 10:45 GMT+5:45
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 10:18 GMT+5:45 → 6 Aug, 10:34 GMT+5:45
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 19:51 GMT+5:45 → 12 Aug, 22:05 GMT+5:45
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 00:01 GMT+5:45 → 15 Aug, 01:31 GMT+5:45
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 02:32 GMT+5:45 → 17 Aug, 03:01 GMT+5:45
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 02:32 GMT+5:45 → 17 Aug, 03:01 GMT+5:45
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 17:39 GMT+5:45
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 01:20 to 04:29 (peak 02:55). Sutak from 16:20: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Aug, 01:20 GMT+5:45 → 17 Aug, 04:29 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 16 Aug, 16:20 GMT+5:45
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Aug, 01:33 GMT+5:45 → 21 Aug, 00:15 GMT+5:45
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 18:40 GMT+5:45 → 24 Aug, 16:26 GMT+5:45
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 11:43 GMT+5:45 → 27 Aug, 09:21 GMT+5:45
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 07:06 GMT+5:45 → 29 Aug, 05:00 GMT+5:45
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 05:00 GMT+5:45 → 30 Aug, 03:11 GMT+5:45
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 03:11 GMT+5:45 → 31 Aug, 01:43 GMT+5:45