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 2008 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2008
Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2008
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Jul 31 – 3:40 PM, Aug 1
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Jul 31 – 3:40 PM, Aug 1
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 1:16 PM, Aug 2 – 11:38 AM, Aug 3
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 10:16 AM, Aug 4 – 10:02 AM, Aug 5
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 9:49 AM, Aug 5 – 10:18 AM, Aug 6
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:07 AM, Aug 6 – 11:16 AM, Aug 7
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:46 PM, Aug 8 – 2:53 PM, Aug 9
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:36 PM, Aug 11 – 9:53 PM, Aug 12
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:47 PM, Aug 13 – 1:25 AM, Aug 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 1:17 AM, Aug 15 – 2:27 AM, Aug 16
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 2:17 AM, Aug 16 – 2:57 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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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:17 AM, Aug 16 – 2:57 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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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 2:14 AM, Aug 19 – 1:27 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 1:19 AM, Aug 20 – 12:07 AM, Aug 21
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 12:01 AM, Aug 21 – 10:28 PM, Aug 21
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 10:24 PM, Aug 21 – 8:33 PM, Aug 22
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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:26 PM, Aug 23 – 4:12 PM, Aug 24
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 6:26 PM, Aug 23 – 4:12 PM, Aug 24
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:27 AM, Aug 26 – 9:06 AM, Aug 27
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:51 AM, Aug 28 – 4:45 AM, Aug 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:45 AM, Aug 29 – 2:48 AM, Aug 30
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:55 AM, Aug 30 – 1:19 AM, Aug 31
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:55 AM, Aug 30 – 1:19 AM, Aug 31
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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.