The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Marathi Panchang 1964 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1886 (Krodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1964
Shaka Samvat 1886 (Krodhi)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1964
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:33 PM, Aug 3 – 12:45 PM, Aug 4
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:47 AM, Aug 5 – 6:42 AM, Aug 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:42 AM, Aug 6 – 3:39 AM, Aug 7
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:39 AM, Aug 7 – 12:41 AM, Aug 8
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:39 AM, Aug 7 – 12:41 AM, Aug 8
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 3:39 AM, Aug 7 – 12:41 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:46 AM, Aug 8 – 10:05 PM, Aug 8
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 6:26 PM, Aug 10 – 5:35 PM, Aug 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 5:35 PM, Aug 11 – 5:32 PM, Aug 12
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:48 PM, Aug 14 – 9:49 PM, Aug 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:55 AM, Aug 18 – 5:27 AM, Aug 19
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Aug 20 – 9:11 AM, Aug 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:30 AM, Aug 22 – 10:55 AM, Aug 23
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 10:30 AM, Aug 22 – 10:55 AM, Aug 23
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 10:30 AM, Aug 22 – 10:55 AM, Aug 23
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 10:30 AM, Aug 22 – 10:55 AM, Aug 23
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 10:30 AM, Aug 22 – 10:55 AM, Aug 23
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:30 AM, Aug 22 – 10:55 AM, Aug 23
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 9:53 AM, Aug 26 – 8:38 AM, Aug 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 3:44 AM, Aug 30 – 1:47 AM, Aug 31
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 1:43 AM, Aug 31 – 11:34 PM, Aug 31
The day after Janmashtami, when human pyramids break the curd-filled dahi-handi hung high, re-enacting young Krishna's butter-stealing pranks.
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 Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat)
The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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