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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2021

Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Navami from 08:11Navami2Krishna Dashami from 10:43Dashami3Krishna Ekadashi from 13:15Ekadashi4Krishna Dwadashi from 15:32DwadashiKamika Ekadashi5Krishna Trayodashi from 17:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:43ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri7Krishna Amavasya from 19:26Amavasya8Shukla Pratipada from 19:35PratipadaShravana Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 19:11Dwitiya10Shukla Tritiya from 18:21Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 17:09ChaturthiHariyali Teej12Shukla Panchami from 15:40Panchami13Shukla Shashthi from 13:58ShashthiNag Panchami14Shukla Saptami from 12:06Saptami15Shukla Ashtami from 10:06AshtamiIndependence Day16Shukla Navami from 08:00Navami17Shukla Dashami from 05:50DashamiSimha Sankranti18Shukla Dwadashi from 01:21DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Shravana Putrada Ekadashi19Shukla Trayodashi from 23:09Trayodashi20Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:05ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Purnima from 19:15PurnimaOnam22Krishna Pratipada from 17:46PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 16:46Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 16:20Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 16:33ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 17:29Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 19:04Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 21:11Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 23:40Ashtami30Krishna Navami from 02:14NavamiKrishna Janmashtami31Krishna Dashami from 04:38Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2021

  1. Kamika EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 3 Aug, 13:15 GMT+5:45 → 4 Aug, 15:32 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Aug, 17:24 GMT+5:45 → 6 Aug, 18:43 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Aug, 18:43 GMT+5:45 → 7 Aug, 19:26 GMT+5:45
  4. Shravana AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Aug · Amavasya: 7 Aug, 19:26 GMT+5:45 → 8 Aug, 19:35 GMT+5:45
  5. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 10 Aug, 18:21 GMT+5:45 → 11 Aug, 17:09 GMT+5:45
  6. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 12 Aug, 15:40 GMT+5:45 → 13 Aug, 13:58 GMT+5:45
  7. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 01:32 GMT+5:45
  9. 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.
  10. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Aug, 03:36 GMT+5:45 → 19 Aug, 01:21 GMT+5:45
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Aug · Shukla Trayodashi: 19 Aug, 23:09 GMT+5:45 → 20 Aug, 21:05 GMT+5:45
  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.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Purnima: 21 Aug, 19:15 GMT+5:45 → 22 Aug, 17:46 GMT+5:45
  14. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 Aug · Purnima: 21 Aug, 19:15 GMT+5:45 → 22 Aug, 17:46 GMT+5:45
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 Aug, 16:33 GMT+5:45 → 26 Aug, 17:29 GMT+5:45
  16. Krishna JanmashtamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Krishna at midnight.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Krishna Ashtami: 29 Aug, 23:40 GMT+5:45 → 31 Aug, 02:14 GMT+5:45