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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2008

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Pratipada from 18:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 15:55Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 14:09Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 13:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 12:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 12:49ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 13:47Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 15:21Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 17:24Navami10Shukla Dashami from 19:43Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 22:06Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 00:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 02:16Trayodashi14Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Purnima from 04:47PurnimaIndependence Day16Krishna Pratipada from 05:16PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana PurnimaSimha Sankranti+117Krishna Dwitiya from 05:14DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse18Krishna Tritiya from 04:44Tritiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 03:48Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 02:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 00:53Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 23:00Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 20:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 18:41Navami25Krishna Dashami from 16:21Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 13:58Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 11:36DwadashiAja Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 09:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri30Shukla Pratipada from 03:57PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 02:57Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:22 to 20:32 (peak 19:58). Sutak from 07:22: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Aug, 19:22 GMT+8 → 1 Aug, 20:32 GMT+8 · sutak from 1 Aug, 07:22 GMT+8
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 31 Jul, 20:52 GMT+8 → 1 Aug, 18:13 GMT+8
  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, 14:09 GMT+8 → 4 Aug, 13:00 GMT+8
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 12:33 GMT+8 → 6 Aug, 12:49 GMT+8
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Aug, 22:06 GMT+8 → 13 Aug, 00:20 GMT+8
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 02:16 GMT+8 → 15 Aug, 03:46 GMT+8
  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, 04:47 GMT+8 → 17 Aug, 05:16 GMT+8
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 04:47 GMT+8 → 17 Aug, 05:16 GMT+8
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 19:54 GMT+8
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:35 to 06:44 (peak 05:10). Sutak from 18:35: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Aug, 03:35 GMT+8 → 17 Aug, 06:44 GMT+8 · sutak from 16 Aug, 18:35 GMT+8
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Aug, 03:48 GMT+8 → 21 Aug, 02:30 GMT+8
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 20:55 GMT+8 → 24 Aug, 18:41 GMT+8
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 13:58 GMT+8 → 27 Aug, 11:36 GMT+8
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 09:21 GMT+8 → 29 Aug, 07:15 GMT+8
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 07:15 GMT+8 → 30 Aug, 05:26 GMT+8
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Amavasya: 30 Aug, 05:26 GMT+8 → 31 Aug, 03:58 GMT+8