The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 1961 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2018 (Aananda) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1961
Vikram Samvat 2018 (Aananda)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1961
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 8:36 AM, Aug 1 – 6:57 AM, Aug 2
On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:40 AM, Aug 3 – 4:43 AM, Aug 4
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 5:09 AM, Aug 5 – 5:36 AM, Aug 6
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:40 AM, Aug 6 – 7:11 AM, Aug 7
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:52 AM, Aug 8 – 11:06 AM, Aug 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:03 AM, Aug 9 – 1:31 PM, Aug 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
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 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
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 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 9:15 PM, Aug 13 – 11:39 PM, Aug 14
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 11:36 PM, Aug 14 – 1:43 AM, Aug 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 1:37 AM, Aug 16 – 3:20 AM, Aug 17
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 1:37 AM, Aug 16 – 3:20 AM, Aug 17
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:10 AM, Aug 17 – 4:23 AM, Aug 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:27 AM, Aug 19 – 4:22 AM, Aug 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 1:04 AM, Aug 22 – 10:44 PM, Aug 22
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 1:04 AM, Aug 22 – 10:44 PM, Aug 22
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:36 PM, Aug 23 – 4:11 PM, Aug 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Tithi 4:11 PM, Aug 24 – 12:29 PM, Aug 25
Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 4:11 PM, Aug 24 – 12:29 PM, Aug 25
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi.
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Janai Purnima
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
Hindus change the sacred thread (janai) and tie the raksha protection cord on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 1:32 AM, Aug 28 – 10:19 PM, Aug 28
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 10:25 PM, Aug 28 – 7:46 PM, Aug 29
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 10:25 PM, Aug 28 – 7:46 PM, Aug 29
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 7:49 PM, Aug 29 – 5:53 PM, Aug 30
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 5:52 PM, Aug 30 – 4:44 PM, Aug 31
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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