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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2014

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2071 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Shashthi from 20:16ShashthiNag Panchami2Shukla Saptami from 21:46Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 22:39Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 22:47Navami5Shukla Dashami from 22:05Dashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 20:34Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 18:17DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 15:20TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:53Chaturdashi10Shukla Purnima from 08:06PurnimaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 00:14Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 20:32Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 17:14ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 14:28Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 12:22ShashthiIndependence Day16Krishna Saptami from 11:00Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 10:26AshtamiKrishna JanmashtamiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Navami from 10:36Navami19Krishna Dashami from 11:27Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 12:53Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 14:46DwadashiAja Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 16:56TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:19ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri24Krishna Amavasya from 21:46Amavasya25Shukla Pratipada from 00:12PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya26Shukla Dwitiya from 02:34Dwitiya27Shukla Tritiya from 04:45Tritiya28Shukla Chaturthi from 06:40ChaturthiHartalika Teej29Shukla Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiGanesh Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 08:12Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 09:16Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2014

  1. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Shukla Panchami: 31 Jul, 18:16 GMT+10 → 1 Aug, 20:16 GMT+10
  2. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Aug, 20:34 GMT+10 → 7 Aug, 18:17 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Aug, 15:20 GMT+10 → 9 Aug, 11:53 GMT+10
  4. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 10 Aug, 08:06 GMT+10 → 11 Aug, 04:09 GMT+10
  5. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 10 Aug, 08:06 GMT+10 → 11 Aug, 04:09 GMT+10
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Aug, 17:14 GMT+10 → 14 Aug, 14:28 GMT+10
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 17 Aug, 10:26 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 10:36 GMT+10
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 10:45 GMT+10
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Aug, 12:53 GMT+10 → 21 Aug, 14:46 GMT+10
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Aug, 16:56 GMT+10 → 23 Aug, 19:19 GMT+10
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Aug, 19:19 GMT+10 → 24 Aug, 21:46 GMT+10
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Amavasya: 24 Aug, 21:46 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 00:13 GMT+10
  14. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 28 Aug, 04:45 GMT+10 → 29 Aug, 06:40 GMT+10
  15. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 28 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 29 Aug, 06:40 GMT+10 → 30 Aug, 08:12 GMT+10