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Festivals, vrats and holidays
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August 2014
Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2071 · KathmanduSearch powered by Google Maps — choose from the list.
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1Shukla Shashthi from 16:01Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 17:31Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 18:24Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 18:32Navami5Shukla Dashami from 17:50Dashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 16:19Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 14:02Dwadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 11:05Trayodashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:38Chaturdashi10Krishna Pratipada from 23:54Pratipada11Krishna Dwitiya from 19:59Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 16:17Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 12:59Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 10:13Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 08:07Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 06:45Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 06:11Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 06:21Navami19Krishna Dashami from 07:12Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 08:38Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 10:31Dwadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 12:41Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:04Chaturdashi24Krishna Amavasya from 17:31Amavasya25Shukla Pratipada from 19:57Pratipada26Shukla Dwitiya from 22:19Dwitiya27Shukla Tritiya from 00:30Tritiya28Shukla Chaturthi from 02:25Chaturthi29Shukla Panchami from 03:57Panchami30Shukla Shashthi from 05:01Shashthi31Shukla Saptami from 05:29Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2014
- Nag PanchamiHindu festivalsSerpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Shukla Panchami: 31 Jul, 14:01 GMT+5:45 → 1 Aug, 16:01 GMT+5:45
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Aug, 16:19 GMT+5:45 → 7 Aug, 14:02 GMT+5:45
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Aug, 11:05 GMT+5:45 → 9 Aug, 07:38 GMT+5:45
- Raksha BandhanHindu festivalsSisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Purnima: 10 Aug, 03:51 GMT+5:45 → 10 Aug, 23:54 GMT+5:45
- Shravana PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Purnima: 10 Aug, 03:51 GMT+5:45 → 10 Aug, 23:54 GMT+5:45
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Aug, 12:59 GMT+5:45 → 14 Aug, 10:13 GMT+5:45
- Independence DayNationalIndia’s independence in 1947.
- Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivalsThe birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 17 Aug, 06:11 GMT+5:45 → 18 Aug, 06:21 GMT+5:45
- Simha SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 06:30 GMT+5:45
- Aja EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Aug, 08:38 GMT+5:45 → 21 Aug, 10:31 GMT+5:45
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Aug, 12:41 GMT+5:45 → 23 Aug, 15:04 GMT+5:45
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Aug, 15:04 GMT+5:45 → 24 Aug, 17:31 GMT+5:45
- Bhadrapada AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Amavasya: 24 Aug, 17:31 GMT+5:45 → 25 Aug, 19:58 GMT+5:45
- Hartalika TeejHindu festivalsA fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 28 Aug, 00:30 GMT+5:45 → 29 Aug, 02:25 GMT+5:45
- Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivalsThe birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 29 Aug, 02:25 GMT+5:45 → 30 Aug, 03:57 GMT+5:45