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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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August 2023

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Chicago
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1Krishna Pratipada from 13:31PratipadaShravana Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 09:36Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 05:47Tritiya4Krishna Panchami from 23:10PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Shashthi from 20:40Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 18:50Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 17:44Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 17:22Navami9Krishna Dashami from 17:41Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 18:36Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 20:01DwadashiParama Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 21:50Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:55ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Amavasya from 02:13AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri15Shukla Pratipada from 04:38PratipadaIndependence DayBhadrapada Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada17Shukla Dwitiya from 07:06DwitiyaSimha Sankranti18Shukla Tritiya from 09:32Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 11:49ChaturthiHariyali Teej20Shukla Panchami from 13:52Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 15:30ShashthiNag Panchami22Shukla Saptami from 16:36Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 17:01Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 16:41Navami25Shukla Dashami from 15:32Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 13:38Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 11:02DwadashiShravana Putrada Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 07:53TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Purnima from 00:28PurnimaOnam30Krishna Pratipada from 20:35PratipadaRaksha BandhanShravana Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 16:49Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in August 2023

  1. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 31 Jul · Purnima: 31 Jul, 17:22 GMT-5 → 1 Aug, 13:31 GMT-5
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 3 Aug · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Aug, 02:15 GMT-5 → 4 Aug, 23:10 GMT-5
  3. Parama EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Aug · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Aug, 18:36 GMT-5 → 11 Aug, 20:01 GMT-5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Aug · Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Aug, 21:50 GMT-5 → 13 Aug, 23:55 GMT-5
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 13 Aug · Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Aug, 23:55 GMT-5 → 15 Aug, 02:13 GMT-5
  6. Independence DayNational
    India’s independence in 1947.
  7. Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Aug · Amavasya: 15 Aug, 02:13 GMT-5 → 16 Aug, 04:38 GMT-5
  8. Simha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Simha.Sun enters 17 Aug, 03:02 GMT-5
  9. Hariyali TeejHindu festivals
    A monsoon festival of swings and green, kept by married women for their husbands.Tithi begins 18 Aug · Shukla Tritiya: 18 Aug, 09:32 GMT-5 → 19 Aug, 11:49 GMT-5
  10. Nag PanchamiHindu festivals
    Serpent deities are worshipped with milk and prayers.Tithi begins 20 Aug · Shukla Panchami: 20 Aug, 13:52 GMT-5 → 21 Aug, 15:30 GMT-5
  11. Shravana Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Aug · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Aug, 13:38 GMT-5 → 27 Aug, 11:02 GMT-5
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Aug, 07:53 GMT-5 → 29 Aug, 04:18 GMT-5
  13. OnamRegional
    Kerala’s harvest festival, welcoming King Mahabali.
  14. Raksha BandhanHindu festivals
    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists for protection and love.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Purnima: 30 Aug, 00:28 GMT-5 → 30 Aug, 20:35 GMT-5
  15. Shravana PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Aug · Purnima: 30 Aug, 00:28 GMT-5 → 30 Aug, 20:35 GMT-5