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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2016

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Amavasya from 03:29AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri2Shukla Pratipada from 02:29PratipadaShravana Amavasya3Shukla Dwitiya from 02:01Dwitiya4Shukla Tritiya from 02:10Tritiya5Shukla Chaturthi from 02:56ChaturthiHariyali Teej6Shukla Panchami from 04:19Panchami7Shukla Panchami (continues)PanchamiNag Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 06:13Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 08:29Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 10:54Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 13:14Navami12Shukla Dashami from 15:16Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 16:50Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 17:47DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 18:04TrayodashiIndependence DayPradosh Vrat16Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:41ChaturdashiSimha Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 16:42PurnimaOnam18Krishna Pratipada from 15:11PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 13:15Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 11:00Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 08:32ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 05:58Panchami23Krishna Saptami from 00:54Saptami24Krishna Ashtami from 22:32AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami25Krishna Navami from 20:22Navami26Krishna Dashami from 18:28Dashami27Krishna Ekadashi from 16:52Ekadashi28Krishna Dwadashi from 15:37DwadashiAja Ekadashi29Krishna Trayodashi from 14:44TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:17ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri31Krishna Amavasya from 14:18Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2016

  1. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Krishna Chaturdashi: 1 Aug, 04:57 GMT+5:45 → 2 Aug, 03:29 GMT+5:45
  2. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 1 Aug · Amavasya: 2 Aug, 03:29 GMT+5:45 → 3 Aug, 02:30 GMT+5:45
  3. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 5 Aug, 02:10 GMT+5:45 → 6 Aug, 02:56 GMT+5:45
  4. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 7 Aug, 04:19 GMT+5:45 → 8 Aug, 06:13 GMT+5:45
  5. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Aug, 16:50 GMT+5:45 → 14 Aug, 17:47 GMT+5:45
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Aug, 18:04 GMT+5:45 → 16 Aug, 17:41 GMT+5:45
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 18:55 GMT+5:45
  9. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  10. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 16:42 GMT+5:45 → 18 Aug, 15:11 GMT+5:45
  11. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Purnima: 17 Aug, 16:42 GMT+5:45 → 18 Aug, 15:11 GMT+5:45
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 08:32 GMT+5:45 → 22 Aug, 05:58 GMT+5:45
  13. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 24 Aug, 22:32 GMT+5:45 → 25 Aug, 20:22 GMT+5:45
  14. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 27 Aug, 16:52 GMT+5:45 → 28 Aug, 15:37 GMT+5:45
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 29 Aug, 14:44 GMT+5:45 → 30 Aug, 14:17 GMT+5:45
  16. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 30 Aug, 14:17 GMT+5:45 → 31 Aug, 14:18 GMT+5:45