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 1966 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2023 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1966
Vikram Samvat 2023 (Siddharthi)
Shravana (Adhik) – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1966
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Adhik Shravana Purnima Vrat
Tithi 12:56 PM, Jul 31 – 2:34 PM, Aug 1
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Shravana — the leap month of 1966, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:56 PM, Jul 31 – 2:34 PM, Aug 1
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 2:32 PM, Aug 1 – 4:26 PM, 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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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:59 PM, Aug 4 – 11:27 PM, Aug 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:07 AM, Aug 9 – 6:53 AM, Aug 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 6:07 AM, Aug 9 – 6:53 AM, Aug 10
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Parama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:40 AM, Aug 12 – 5:17 AM, Aug 13
The dark (Krishna) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas) — held to be exceptionally meritorious.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:08 AM, Aug 14 – 12:32 AM, Aug 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:19 AM, Aug 15 – 9:04 PM, Aug 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 8:59 PM, Aug 15 – 5:19 PM, Aug 16
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:59 PM, Aug 15 – 5:19 PM, Aug 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:59 PM, Aug 15 – 5:19 PM, Aug 16
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 8:59 PM, Aug 15 – 5:19 PM, Aug 16
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:18 PM, Aug 16 – 1:28 PM, Aug 17
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 1:26 PM, Aug 17 – 9:42 AM, Aug 18
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 6:09 AM, Aug 19 – 2:58 AM, Aug 20
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 2:58 AM, Aug 20 – 12:07 AM, Aug 21
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:18 AM, Aug 21 – 10:06 PM, Aug 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:53 PM, Aug 22 – 8:09 PM, Aug 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 8:50 PM, Aug 25 – 9:53 PM, Aug 26
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 8:50 PM, Aug 25 – 9:53 PM, Aug 26
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 8:50 PM, Aug 25 – 9:53 PM, Aug 26
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:29 PM, Aug 27 – 1:15 AM, Aug 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Tithi 1:20 AM, Aug 29 – 3:21 AM, Aug 30
Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
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 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
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 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
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 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
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 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
Hindus change the sacred thread (janai) and tie the raksha protection cord on Shravana Purnima.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
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 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
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 5:43 AM, Aug 31 – 8:05 AM, Sep 1
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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