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 2006 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2063 (Vikari) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2006
Vikram Samvat 2063 (Vikari)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2006
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:26 AM, Aug 2 – 3:09 AM, Aug 3
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 3:39 AM, Aug 4 – 3:54 AM, Aug 5
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:33 AM, Aug 5 – 2:57 AM, Aug 6
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:55 AM, Aug 7 – 10:43 PM, Aug 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 7:41 PM, Aug 8 – 4:26 PM, Aug 9
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:41 PM, Aug 8 – 4:26 PM, Aug 9
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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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 9:21 AM, Aug 11 – 6:04 AM, Aug 12
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 6:04 AM, Aug 12 – 2:56 AM, Aug 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 12:08 AM, Aug 14 – 9:42 PM, Aug 14
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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:59 PM, Aug 15 – 6:42 PM, Aug 16
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 9:48 PM, Aug 14 – 7:55 PM, Aug 15
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 7:59 PM, Aug 15 – 6:42 PM, Aug 16
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:56 PM, Aug 18 – 6:21 PM, Aug 19
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:18 PM, Aug 20 – 8:39 PM, Aug 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:42 PM, Aug 21 – 10:26 PM, Aug 22
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Aug 22 – 12:34 AM, Aug 24
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Aug 22 – 12:34 AM, Aug 24
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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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 5:40 AM, Aug 26 – 8:19 AM, Aug 27
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 5:41 AM, Aug 26 – 8:19 AM, Aug 27
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 8:23 AM, Aug 27 – 10:53 AM, Aug 28
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:15 PM, Aug 29 – 2:58 PM, Aug 30
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.