The full year of Hindu vrats as a month grid. Each day shows its tithi and any fasting observance falling on it — every Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Masik Shivaratri, Purnima and Amavasya vrat, alongside Navratri, Rama Navami, Maha Shivratri, the Teej vrats, Janmashtami, Karwa Chauth, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Chhath and Holika Dahan — on its actual date for the chosen year.
Annual Vrats 1951 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2008 (Krodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1951
Vikram Samvat 2008 (Krodhi)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1951
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 2 – 4:15 AM, Aug 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 2 – 4:15 AM, Aug 3
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 5:59 AM, Aug 4 – 7:07 AM, Aug 5
On Shravana Shukla Tritiya women celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati with swings, songs and green attire; in Rajasthan it is Chhoti Teej, marked by the royal Teej Mata procession through Jaipur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:12 AM, Aug 6 – 8:27 AM, Aug 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 8:40 AM, Aug 7 – 8:24 AM, Aug 8
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:37 AM, Aug 8 – 7:48 AM, Aug 9
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:09 AM, Aug 13 – 9:16 PM, Aug 13
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:00 PM, Aug 14 – 2:43 PM, Aug 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 3:37 AM, Aug 19 – 1:47 AM, Aug 20
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:02 AM, Aug 20 – 12:55 AM, Aug 21
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Aug 22 – 1:26 AM, Aug 23
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 1:39 AM, Aug 23 – 2:44 AM, Aug 24
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:57 AM, Aug 24 – 4:37 AM, Aug 25
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:30 AM, Aug 27 – 11:52 AM, Aug 28
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:08 PM, Aug 29 – 3:57 PM, Aug 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:59 PM, Aug 30 – 5:24 PM, Aug 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Annual Vrat Calendar
The full year of Hindu vrats as a month grid. Each day shows its tithi and any fasting observance falling on it — every Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Masik Shivaratri, Purnima and Amavasya vrat, alongside Navratri, Rama Navami, Maha Shivratri, the Teej vrats, Janmashtami, Karwa Chauth, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Chhath and Holika Dahan — on its actual date for the chosen year.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.