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 1982 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1982
Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1982
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:20 PM, Aug 1 – 11:52 PM, Aug 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 2:07 AM, Aug 4 – 4:11 AM, Aug 5
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 2:07 AM, Aug 4 – 4:11 AM, Aug 5
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 2:07 AM, Aug 4 – 4:11 AM, Aug 5
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 2:07 AM, Aug 4 – 4:11 AM, Aug 5
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 2:07 AM, Aug 4 – 4:11 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 full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:03 AM, Aug 5 – 5:47 AM, Aug 6
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 7:35 AM, Aug 8 – 7:35 AM, Aug 9
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 5:24 AM, Aug 12 – 3:58 AM, Aug 13
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 3:46 AM, Aug 13 – 1:52 AM, Aug 14
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 11:16 PM, Aug 14 – 8:33 PM, Aug 15
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:30 PM, Aug 16 – 2:22 PM, Aug 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:21 PM, Aug 17 – 11:14 AM, Aug 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:09 AM, Aug 18 – 8:14 AM, Aug 19
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 11:09 AM, Aug 18 – 8:14 AM, 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:09 AM, Aug 18 – 8:14 AM, Aug 19
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:09 AM, Aug 18 – 8:14 AM, Aug 19
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 3:16 AM, Aug 21 – 1:20 AM, Aug 22
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 3:16 AM, Aug 21 – 1:20 AM, Aug 22
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 1:34 AM, Aug 22 – 12:22 AM, Aug 23
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 12:35 AM, Aug 23 – 12:10 AM, Aug 24
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 12:23 AM, Aug 24 – 12:47 AM, Aug 25
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 2:23 AM, Aug 26 – 4:10 AM, Aug 27
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 4:15 AM, Aug 27 – 6:47 AM, Aug 28
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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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:25 AM, Aug 29 – 11:53 AM, Aug 30
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:12 PM, Aug 31 – 3:57 PM, Sep 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth 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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