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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2020

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2077 · Johannesburg
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2020

  1. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Purnima: 2 Aug, 17:59 GMT+2 → 3 Aug, 17:58 GMT+2
  2. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Aug · Purnima: 2 Aug, 17:59 GMT+2 → 3 Aug, 17:58 GMT+2
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 6 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Aug, 20:45 GMT+2 → 7 Aug, 22:36 GMT+2
  4. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 11 Aug, 05:37 GMT+2 → 12 Aug, 07:46 GMT+2
  5. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  6. Aja EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Aug, 10:32 GMT+2 → 15 Aug, 10:50 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Aug, 10:20 GMT+2 → 17 Aug, 09:05 GMT+2
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 16 Aug, 15:41 GMT+2
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Aug, 09:05 GMT+2 → 18 Aug, 07:10 GMT+2
  10. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 18 Aug, 07:10 GMT+2 → 19 Aug, 04:42 GMT+2
  11. Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
    A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 20 Aug, 22:43 GMT+2 → 21 Aug, 19:33 GMT+2
  12. Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
    The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Shukla Chaturthi: 21 Aug, 19:33 GMT+2 → 22 Aug, 16:27 GMT+2
  13. Parsva EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Aug, 05:08 GMT+2 → 29 Aug, 04:47 GMT+2
  14. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Aug, 04:51 GMT+2 → 31 Aug, 05:19 GMT+2
  16. Anant Chaturdashi · Ganesh VisarjanHindu festivals
    Ganesha is bid farewell and immersed.Tithi begins 30 Aug · Shukla Chaturdashi: 31 Aug, 05:19 GMT+2 → 1 Sept, 06:09 GMT+2
  17. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.