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 1979 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1979
Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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