The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
Hindi Panchang 1948 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2005 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1948
Vikram Samvat 2005 (Plava)
Shaka Samvat 1870 (Sarvadhari) · Gujarati Samvat 2004 (Vikari)
Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in August 1948
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:36 PM, Jul 31 – 10:17 PM, Aug 1
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:51 PM, Aug 2 – 4:56 PM, Aug 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:56 PM, Aug 3 – 1:28 PM, Aug 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 4 – 9:42 AM, Aug 5
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 1:30 PM, Aug 4 – 9:42 AM, Aug 5
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 4 – 9:42 AM, Aug 5
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 4 – 9:42 AM, Aug 5
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 2:03 AM, Aug 7 – 10:24 PM, Aug 7
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 10:29 PM, Aug 7 – 7:16 PM, Aug 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 7:18 PM, Aug 8 – 4:41 PM, Aug 9
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:21 PM, Aug 11 – 12:56 PM, Aug 12
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:42 PM, Aug 14 – 2:58 PM, Aug 15
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:35 PM, Aug 16 – 6:31 PM, Aug 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 8:41 PM, Aug 18 – 11:00 PM, Aug 19
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 8:41 PM, Aug 18 – 11:00 PM, Aug 19
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 8:41 PM, Aug 18 – 11:00 PM, Aug 19
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 8:41 PM, Aug 18 – 11:00 PM, Aug 19
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 11:01 PM, Aug 19 – 1:25 AM, Aug 21
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 3:53 AM, Aug 22 – 6:18 AM, Aug 23
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 6:22 AM, Aug 23 – 8:25 AM, Aug 24
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:25 PM, Aug 27 – 12:08 PM, Aug 28
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 12:25 PM, Aug 27 – 12:08 PM, Aug 28
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 12:21 PM, Aug 28 – 11:14 AM, Aug 29
On Bhadrapada Krishna Navami the folk snake-deity Gogaji (Goga Maharaj) is worshipped for protection from snakes; the great Gogamedi fair is held at his shrine in Rajasthan.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:48 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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 Hindi Panchang (Vikram Samvat)
The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
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