Annual Vrats

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 2014 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2071 (Plavanga) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2014

Vikram Samvat 2071 (Plavanga)

Shravana – Bhadrapada

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2014

  • Nag Panchami

    Friday, 1 August 2014 Panchami

    Tithi 1:50 PM, Jul 31 3:47 PM, Aug 1

    Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 1 August 2014 Panchami

    Tithi 3:50 PM, Aug 1 5:20 PM, Aug 2

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Monday, 4 August 2014 Ashtami

    Tithi 6:15 PM, Aug 3 6:24 PM, Aug 4

    A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.

  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 7 August 2014 Ekadashi

    Tithi 4:13 PM, Aug 6 1:50 PM, Aug 7

    Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 8 August 2014 Dwadashi

    Tithi 11:01 AM, Aug 8 7:23 AM, Aug 9

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 8 August 2014 Dwadashi

    Tithi 1:57 PM, Aug 7 10:51 AM, Aug 8

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

  • Raksha Bandhan

    Sunday, 10 August 2014 Purnima

    Tithi 3:36 AM, Aug 10 11:41 PM, Aug 10

    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.

  • Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Sunday, 10 August 2014 Purnima

    Tithi 3:36 AM, Aug 10 11:41 PM, Aug 10

    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.

  • Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)

    Wednesday, 13 August 2014 Tritiya

    Tithi 3:56 PM, Aug 12 12:42 PM, Aug 13

    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.

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 13 August 2014 Tritiya

    Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 13 9:57 AM, Aug 14

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

  • Randhan Chhath Vrat

    Friday, 15 August 2014 Panchami

    Tithi 9:40 AM, Aug 14 7:52 AM, Aug 15

    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.

  • Shitala Satam Vrat

    Saturday, 16 August 2014 Shashthi

    Tithi 7:30 AM, Aug 15 6:30 AM, Aug 16

    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).

  • Krishna Janmashtami

    Sunday, 17 August 2014 Saptami

    Tithi 6:08 AM, Aug 16 5:56 AM, Aug 17

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.

  • Aja Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 21 August 2014 Ekadashi

    Tithi 8:16 AM, Aug 20 10:15 AM, Aug 21

    The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 22 August 2014 Dwadashi

    Tithi 12:25 PM, Aug 22 2:48 PM, Aug 23

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Saturday, 23 August 2014 Trayodashi

    Tithi 2:48 PM, Aug 23 5:16 PM, Aug 24

    The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Monday, 25 August 2014 Amavasya

    Tithi 5:16 PM, Aug 24 7:43 PM, Aug 25

    The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Monday, 25 August 2014 Amavasya

    Tithi 5:16 PM, Aug 24 7:43 PM, Aug 25

    The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).

  • Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat

    Thursday, 28 August 2014 Tritiya

    Tithi 12:15 AM, Aug 28 2:15 AM, Aug 29

    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.

  • Ganesh Chaturthi

    Friday, 29 August 2014 Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 29 3:51 AM, Aug 30

    The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.

  • Rishi Panchami Vrat

    Saturday, 30 August 2014 Panchami

    Tithi 3:42 AM, Aug 30 4:59 AM, Aug 31

    The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 31 August 2014 Shashthi

    Tithi 4:46 AM, Aug 31 5:31 AM, Sep 1

    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.