The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
Gujarati Panchang 2006 opens in August during Gujarati Samvat 2062 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2006
Gujarati Samvat 2062 (Hemalambi)
Shravana – Bhadarvo
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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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 3:33 AM, Aug 5 – 2:57 AM, Aug 6
The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.
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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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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 7:41 PM, Aug 8 – 4:26 PM, Aug 9
On Shravana Purnima, coastal communities offer coconuts (naral / nariyal) to the sea god Varuna, marking the end of the monsoon and the return to fishing.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 7:41 PM, Aug 8 – 4:26 PM, Aug 9
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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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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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 7:41 PM, Aug 8 – 4:26 PM, Aug 9
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:25 PM, Aug 9 – 12:57 PM, Aug 10
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 9:21 AM, Aug 11 – 6:04 AM, Aug 12
On Shravan Krishna Chaturthi, Gujarati women worship the cow and her calf and keep a fast, abstaining from wheat, milk and milk products in reverence for the cattle that nourish the household.
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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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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Aug 22 – 12:34 AM, Aug 24
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:39 AM, Aug 24 – 3:00 AM, Aug 25
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:40 AM, Aug 26 – 8:19 AM, Aug 27
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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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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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 1:15 PM, Aug 29 – 2:58 PM, Aug 30
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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About the Gujarati Panchang
The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
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