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August 2015

Ashadha · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Sydney
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2015

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Aug, 11:13 GMT+10 → 4 Aug, 08:10 GMT+10
  2. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Aug, 21:28 GMT+10 → 10 Aug, 21:15 GMT+10
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Aug, 21:29 GMT+10 → 12 Aug, 22:11 GMT+10
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Aug, 22:11 GMT+10 → 13 Aug, 23:19 GMT+10
  5. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Amavasya: 13 Aug, 23:19 GMT+10 → 15 Aug, 00:54 GMT+10
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 16 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 17 Aug, 05:10 GMT+10 → 18 Aug, 07:44 GMT+10
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 16:55 GMT+10
  9. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 19 Aug, 10:23 GMT+10 → 20 Aug, 12:56 GMT+10
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Aug, 17:35 GMT+10 → 26 Aug, 16:10 GMT+10
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Aug, 14:02 GMT+10 → 28 Aug, 11:17 GMT+10
  12. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  13. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Purnima: 29 Aug, 08:05 GMT+10 → 30 Aug, 04:35 GMT+10
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 29 Aug, 08:05 GMT+10 → 30 Aug, 04:35 GMT+10