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 1971 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1893 (Virodhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1971
Shaka Samvat 1893 (Virodhakrit)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1971
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:01 AM, Aug 2 – 7:44 AM, Aug 3
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:02 AM, Aug 4 – 5:39 AM, Aug 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 3:40 AM, Aug 6 – 1:22 AM, Aug 7
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 3:40 AM, Aug 6 – 1:22 AM, Aug 7
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 3:40 AM, Aug 6 – 1:22 AM, Aug 7
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 3:40 AM, Aug 6 – 1:22 AM, Aug 7
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 3:40 AM, Aug 6 – 1:22 AM, Aug 7
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 1:12 AM, Aug 7 – 10:28 PM, Aug 7
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 4:12 PM, Aug 9 – 1:09 PM, Aug 10
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 5:23 AM, Aug 13 – 3:20 AM, Aug 14
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 3:33 AM, Aug 14 – 2:00 AM, Aug 15
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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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:20 AM, Aug 16 – 12:50 AM, Aug 17
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:09 AM, Aug 18 – 1:38 AM, Aug 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:47 AM, Aug 19 – 2:43 AM, Aug 20
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:53 AM, Aug 20 – 4:14 AM, Aug 21
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:53 AM, Aug 20 – 4:14 AM, Aug 21
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 2:53 AM, Aug 20 – 4:14 AM, Aug 21
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 4:23 AM, Aug 21 – 6:06 AM, Aug 22
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 8:23 AM, Aug 23 – 10:50 AM, Aug 24
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 8:23 AM, Aug 23 – 10:50 AM, Aug 24
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 8:23 AM, Aug 23 – 10:50 AM, Aug 24
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 1:21 PM, Aug 25 – 3:46 PM, Aug 26
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 3:48 PM, Aug 26 – 5:59 PM, Aug 27
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:47 PM, Aug 28 – 9:04 PM, Aug 29
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 9:00 PM, Aug 29 – 9:37 PM, Aug 30
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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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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