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 1973 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2030 (Kshaya) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1973
Vikram Samvat 2030 (Kshaya)
Shaka Samvat 1895 (Pramadi) · Gujarati Samvat 2029 (Raktaksha)
Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in August 1973
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 6:38 PM, Jul 31 – 4:28 PM, Aug 1
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 4:25 PM, Aug 1 – 2:59 PM, Aug 2
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 2:53 PM, Aug 2 – 2:15 PM, Aug 3
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:07 PM, Aug 5 – 4:45 PM, Aug 6
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:23 PM, Aug 8 – 11:58 PM, Aug 9
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:27 AM, Aug 11 – 4:46 AM, Aug 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:38 AM, Aug 13 – 7:46 AM, Aug 14
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 6:38 AM, Aug 13 – 7:46 AM, Aug 14
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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 6:38 AM, Aug 13 – 7:46 AM, Aug 14
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 6:38 AM, Aug 13 – 7:46 AM, Aug 14
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:38 AM, Aug 13 – 7:46 AM, Aug 14
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 9:09 AM, Aug 16 – 8:55 AM, Aug 17
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 9:04 AM, Aug 17 – 8:25 AM, Aug 18
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 4:46 AM, Aug 21 – 3:01 AM, Aug 22
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 2:53 AM, Aug 22 – 12:49 AM, Aug 23
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 10:18 PM, Aug 23 – 7:41 PM, Aug 24
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:53 PM, Aug 25 – 2:06 PM, Aug 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:03 PM, Aug 26 – 11:23 AM, Aug 27
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:17 AM, Aug 27 – 8:55 AM, Aug 28
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 11:17 AM, Aug 27 – 8:55 AM, Aug 28
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 11:17 AM, Aug 27 – 8:55 AM, Aug 28
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:17 AM, Aug 27 – 8:55 AM, Aug 28
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 5:11 AM, Aug 30 – 3:54 AM, Aug 31
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 5:11 AM, Aug 30 – 3:54 AM, Aug 31
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 4:13 AM, Aug 31 – 3:39 AM, Sep 1
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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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