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 2053 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2053
Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2053
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 3:49 AM, Aug 3 – 5:00 AM, Aug 4
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 3:49 AM, Aug 3 – 5:00 AM, Aug 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:30 AM, Aug 7 – 3:27 AM, Aug 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 3:10 AM, Aug 8 – 1:27 AM, Aug 9
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 10:46 PM, Aug 9 – 7:53 PM, Aug 10
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:33 PM, Aug 11 – 1:04 PM, Aug 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:02 PM, Aug 12 – 9:33 AM, Aug 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:27 AM, Aug 13 – 6:11 AM, Aug 14
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 9:27 AM, Aug 13 – 6:11 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:27 AM, Aug 13 – 6:11 AM, Aug 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:27 AM, Aug 13 – 6:11 AM, Aug 14
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 9:27 AM, Aug 13 – 6:11 AM, Aug 14
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 9:27 AM, Aug 13 – 6:11 AM, Aug 14
Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 12:25 AM, Aug 16 – 10:10 PM, Aug 16
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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Manasa Puja
Tithi 10:18 PM, Aug 16 – 8:47 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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:18 PM, Aug 16 – 8:47 PM, Aug 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 8:53 PM, Aug 17 – 8:08 PM, Aug 18
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:13 PM, Aug 18 – 8:16 PM, Aug 19
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:14 PM, Aug 20 – 10:38 PM, Aug 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:03 AM, Aug 24 – 5:27 AM, Aug 25
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 5:29 AM, Aug 25 – 7:54 AM, 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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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:56 AM, Aug 26 – 10:01 AM, Aug 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Tithi 7:56 AM, Aug 26 – 10:01 AM, Aug 27
Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
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 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
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 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
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 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
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 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
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 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
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 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
Hindus change the sacred thread (janai) and tie the raksha protection cord on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 11:59 AM, Aug 28 – 1:24 PM, Aug 29
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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