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 2012 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1934 (Nandana) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2012
Shaka Samvat 1934 (Nandana)
Shravana – Bhadrapada – Bhadrapada (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in August 2012
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
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 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
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 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
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 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
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 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
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 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
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 5:32 AM, Aug 5 – 6:12 AM, Aug 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:08 AM, Aug 9 – 1:41 PM, Aug 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:08 AM, Aug 9 – 1:41 PM, Aug 10
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 1:42 PM, Aug 10 – 4:14 PM, Aug 11
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 6:33 PM, Aug 12 – 8:26 PM, Aug 13
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:37 PM, Aug 14 – 10:18 PM, Aug 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:11 PM, Aug 15 – 10:13 PM, Aug 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:06 PM, Aug 16 – 9:31 PM, Aug 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:06 PM, Aug 16 – 9:31 PM, Aug 17
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 10:06 PM, Aug 16 – 9:31 PM, Aug 17
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 9:26 PM, Aug 17 – 8:19 PM, Aug 18
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 4:51 PM, Aug 20 – 2:50 PM, Aug 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:25 AM, Aug 24 – 6:20 AM, Aug 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Aug 27 – 12:25 AM, Aug 28
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:46 PM, Aug 28 – 9:15 PM, Aug 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:08 PM, Aug 30 – 7:23 PM, Aug 31
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Bhadrapada — the leap month of 2012, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Adhik Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:08 PM, Aug 30 – 7:23 PM, Aug 31
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 8:08 PM, Aug 30 – 7:23 PM, Aug 31
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.
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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