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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2008

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Pratipada from 20:12PratipadaTotal solar eclipseShravana Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 17:55Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 16:09Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 15:00ChaturthiHariyali Teej5Shukla Panchami from 14:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 14:49ShashthiNag Panchami7Shukla Saptami from 15:47Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 17:21Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 19:24Navami10Shukla Dashami from 21:43Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 00:06Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 02:20DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 04:16Trayodashi14Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:46ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat15Shukla Purnima from 06:47PurnimaIndependence Day16Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana PurnimaSimha Sankranti+117Krishna Pratipada from 07:16PratipadaPartial lunar eclipse18Krishna Dwitiya from 07:14Dwitiya19Krishna Chaturthi from 05:48Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami from 04:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi21Krishna Shashthi from 02:53Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 01:00Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 22:55AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami24Krishna Navami from 20:41Navami25Krishna Dashami from 18:21Dashami26Krishna Ekadashi from 15:58Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 13:36DwadashiAja Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 11:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:15ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri30Krishna Amavasya from 07:26AmavasyaBhadrapada Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 04:57Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2008

  1. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Amavasya: 31 Jul, 22:52 GMT+10 → 1 Aug, 20:13 GMT+10
  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, 16:09 GMT+10 → 4 Aug, 15:00 GMT+10
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 5 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 5 Aug, 14:33 GMT+10 → 6 Aug, 14:49 GMT+10
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Aug, 00:06 GMT+10 → 13 Aug, 02:20 GMT+10
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Aug, 04:16 GMT+10 → 15 Aug, 05:46 GMT+10
  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, 06:47 GMT+10 → 17 Aug, 07:16 GMT+10
  9. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Aug · Purnima: 16 Aug, 06:47 GMT+10 → 17 Aug, 07:16 GMT+10
  10. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 21:54 GMT+10
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:35 to 08:44 (peak 07:10). Sutak from 20:35: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 Aug, 05:35 GMT+10 → 17 Aug, 08:44 GMT+10 · sutak from 16 Aug, 20:35 GMT+10
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 Aug, 05:48 GMT+10 → 21 Aug, 04:30 GMT+10
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 23 Aug, 22:55 GMT+10 → 24 Aug, 20:41 GMT+10
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 15:58 GMT+10 → 27 Aug, 13:36 GMT+10
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 11:21 GMT+10 → 29 Aug, 09:15 GMT+10
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Aug, 09:15 GMT+10 → 30 Aug, 07:26 GMT+10
  17. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 30 Aug, 07:26 GMT+10 → 31 Aug, 05:58 GMT+10