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 1979 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1979
Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1979
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:00 PM, Jul 31 – 11:56 PM, Aug 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 11:43 PM, Aug 2 – 11:02 PM, Aug 3
On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 11:43 PM, Aug 2 – 11:02 PM, Aug 3
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 10:51 PM, Aug 3 – 9:20 PM, Aug 4
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 10:51 PM, Aug 3 – 9:20 PM, Aug 4
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:51 PM, Aug 5 – 3:53 PM, Aug 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
Hindus change the sacred thread (janai) and tie the raksha protection cord on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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 1:28 AM, Aug 10 – 9:56 PM, Aug 10
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 10:00 PM, Aug 10 – 6:52 PM, Aug 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 10:00 PM, Aug 10 – 6:52 PM, Aug 11
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 6:53 PM, Aug 11 – 4:17 PM, Aug 12
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 4:14 PM, Aug 12 – 2:17 PM, Aug 13
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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:47 PM, Aug 14 – 12:14 PM, Aug 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 12:47 PM, Aug 14 – 12:14 PM, Aug 15
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 12:05 PM, Aug 15 – 12:13 PM, Aug 16
The day after Janmashtami, when human pyramids break the curd-filled dahi-handi hung high, re-enacting young Krishna's butter-stealing pranks.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 12:05 PM, Aug 15 – 12:13 PM, Aug 16
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 12:05 PM, Aug 15 – 12:13 PM, Aug 16
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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Manasa Puja
Tithi 12:04 PM, Aug 16 – 12:49 PM, 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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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:43 PM, Aug 17 – 2:00 PM, Aug 18
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:39 PM, Aug 19 – 5:44 PM, Aug 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:44 PM, Aug 20 – 8:05 PM, Aug 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:07 PM, Aug 21 – 10:38 PM, Aug 22
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:07 PM, Aug 21 – 10:38 PM, Aug 22
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 8:07 PM, Aug 21 – 10:38 PM, Aug 22
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 10:40 PM, Aug 22 – 1:17 AM, Aug 24
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 3:53 AM, Aug 25 – 6:24 AM, Aug 26
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 3:53 AM, Aug 25 – 6:24 AM, 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 3:53 AM, Aug 25 – 6:24 AM, 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 4:00 AM, Aug 25 – 6:18 AM, Aug 26
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)
Tithi 6:28 AM, Aug 26 – 8:26 AM, Aug 27
Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 6:28 AM, Aug 26 – 8:26 AM, Aug 27
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 8:36 AM, Aug 27 – 10:07 AM, Aug 28
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 8:36 AM, Aug 27 – 10:07 AM, Aug 28
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:18 AM, Aug 28 – 11:15 AM, Aug 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 11:55 AM, Aug 30 – 11:26 AM, Aug 31
During Ganeshotsav, Goddess Gauri (Mahalakshmi) is welcomed as a daughter and worshipped with haldi-kumkum and a feast for prosperity and family well-being.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 11:55 AM, Aug 30 – 11:26 AM, Aug 31
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Aug 30 – 11:26 AM, Aug 31
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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