The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
Kashmiri Panchang 2005 opens in August during Saptarshi Samvat 5081 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2005
Saptarshi Samvat 5081
Vikram Samvat 2062 (Vilambi)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2005
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:39 AM, Aug 2 – 3:44 AM, Aug 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:49 AM, Aug 3 – 6:05 AM, Aug 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:08 AM, Aug 4 – 8:34 AM, Aug 5
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 6:08 AM, Aug 4 – 8:34 AM, Aug 5
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 6:08 AM, Aug 4 – 8:34 AM, Aug 5
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:08 AM, Aug 4 – 8:34 AM, Aug 5
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:39 PM, Aug 8 – 5:34 PM, Aug 9
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 5:35 PM, Aug 9 – 7:07 PM, Aug 10
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:20 PM, Aug 12 – 7:56 PM, Aug 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:40 PM, Aug 15 – 1:55 PM, Aug 16
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:48 AM, Aug 17 – 7:04 AM, Aug 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 3:15 AM, Aug 19 – 11:22 PM, Aug 19
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 3:15 AM, Aug 19 – 11:22 PM, Aug 19
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:15 AM, Aug 19 – 11:22 PM, Aug 19
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 3:15 AM, Aug 19 – 11:22 PM, Aug 19
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 11:22 PM, Aug 19 – 7:36 PM, Aug 20
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 1:06 PM, Aug 22 – 10:57 AM, Aug 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:16 AM, Aug 26 – 9:14 AM, Aug 27
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 8:16 AM, Aug 26 – 9:14 AM, Aug 27
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:24 PM, Aug 29 – 2:41 PM, Aug 30
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:06 PM, Aug 31 – 7:35 PM, Sep 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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 Kashmiri Panchang (Saptrishi Samvat)
The Kashmiri Panchang of the Kashmiri Pandit tradition (Saptrishi Samvat). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Saptarshi year and lunar month.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.