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 1949 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2006 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1949
Vikram Samvat 2006 (Shubhakrit)
Shaka Samvat 1871 (Virodhi) · Gujarati Samvat 2005 (Sharvari)
Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in August 1949
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:30 AM, Aug 4 – 1:20 AM, Aug 5
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:45 AM, Aug 6 – 12:18 AM, Aug 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 12:29 AM, Aug 8 – 12:54 AM, Aug 9
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 12:29 AM, Aug 8 – 12:54 AM, 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 12:29 AM, Aug 8 – 12:54 AM, 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 12:29 AM, Aug 8 – 12:54 AM, 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 1:02 AM, Aug 9 – 1:56 AM, Aug 10
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 3:38 AM, Aug 11 – 5:28 AM, Aug 12
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 5:39 AM, Aug 12 – 7:52 AM, Aug 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:35 PM, Aug 16 – 5:22 PM, Aug 17
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 3:35 PM, Aug 16 – 5:22 PM, Aug 17
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 5:23 PM, Aug 17 – 6:32 PM, Aug 18
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 6:52 PM, Aug 19 – 6:23 PM, Aug 20
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:06 PM, Aug 21 – 3:03 PM, Aug 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:07 PM, Aug 22 – 12:28 PM, Aug 23
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:33 PM, Aug 23 – 9:29 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 12:33 PM, Aug 23 – 9:29 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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:33 PM, Aug 23 – 9:29 AM, Aug 24
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:33 PM, Aug 23 – 9:29 AM, Aug 24
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 2:57 AM, Aug 26 – 11:39 PM, Aug 26
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 2:57 AM, Aug 26 – 11:39 PM, Aug 26
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 11:41 PM, Aug 26 – 8:34 PM, 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 8:36 PM, Aug 27 – 5:49 PM, 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 5:48 PM, Aug 28 – 3:27 PM, Aug 29
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:25 PM, Aug 30 – 12:05 PM, Aug 31
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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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