The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Gujarati Samvat 2006 opens in August during Gujarati Samvat 2062 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2006
Gujarati Samvat 2062 (Hemalambi)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2006
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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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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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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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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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Janmashtami
Tithi 7:59 PM, Aug 15 – 6:42 PM, Aug 16
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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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 on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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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.
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 Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
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