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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2017

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Dhaka
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1Shukla Dashami from 12:23Dashami2Shukla Ekadashi from 14:44Ekadashi3Shukla Dwadashi from 17:07DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi4Shukla Trayodashi from 19:22Trayodashi5Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:21ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat6Shukla Purnima from 22:58Purnima7Krishna Pratipada from 00:10PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima8Krishna Dwitiya from 00:55DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse9Krishna Tritiya from 01:12Tritiya10Krishna Chaturthi from 01:03Chaturthi11Krishna Panchami from 00:27PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi12Krishna Shashthi from 23:26Shashthi13Krishna Saptami from 22:02Saptami14Krishna Ashtami from 20:15AshtamiKrishna Janmashtami15Krishna Navami from 18:09NavamiIndependence Day16Krishna Dashami from 15:47Dashami17Krishna Ekadashi from 13:13EkadashiSimha Sankranti18Krishna Dwadashi from 10:31DwadashiAja Ekadashi19Krishna Trayodashi from 07:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat20Krishna Amavasya from 02:40AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri21Shukla Pratipada from 00:30PratipadaBhadrapada Amavasya22Shukla Dwitiya from 22:45DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse23Shukla Tritiya from 21:32Tritiya24Shukla Chaturthi from 20:57ChaturthiHartalika Teej25Shukla Panchami from 21:01PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi26Shukla Shashthi from 21:47Shashthi27Shukla Saptami from 23:11Saptami28Shukla Ashtami from 01:06Ashtami29Shukla Navami from 03:22Navami30Shukla Navami (continues)Navami31Shukla Dashami from 05:47Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2017

  1. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 2 Aug, 14:44 GMT+6 → 3 Aug, 17:07 GMT+6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 4 Aug, 19:22 GMT+6 → 5 Aug, 21:21 GMT+6
  3. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 22:58 GMT+6 → 8 Aug, 00:10 GMT+6
  4. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Purnima: 6 Aug, 22:58 GMT+6 → 8 Aug, 00:10 GMT+6
  5. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 23:22 to 01:18 (peak 00:20). Sutak from 14:22: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 7 Aug, 23:22 GMT+6 → 8 Aug, 01:18 GMT+6 · sutak from 7 Aug, 14:22 GMT+6
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 11 Aug, 01:03 GMT+6 → 12 Aug, 00:27 GMT+6
  7. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Krishna Ashtami: 14 Aug, 20:15 GMT+6 → 15 Aug, 18:09 GMT+6
  8. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  9. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 01:17 GMT+6
  10. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 17 Aug, 13:13 GMT+6 → 18 Aug, 10:31 GMT+6
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 07:47 GMT+6 → 20 Aug, 05:08 GMT+6
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 20 Aug, 05:08 GMT+6 → 21 Aug, 02:40 GMT+6
  13. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Amavasya: 21 Aug, 02:40 GMT+6 → 22 Aug, 00:30 GMT+6
  14. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  15. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 23 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 23 Aug, 21:32 GMT+6 → 24 Aug, 20:57 GMT+6
  16. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 24 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 24 Aug, 20:57 GMT+6 → 25 Aug, 21:01 GMT+6