The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
Punjabi Jantri 1970 opens in August during Bikrami Samvat 2027 (Rudhirodgari) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1970
Bikrami Samvat 2027 (Rudhirodgari)
Nanakshahi 502
Sawan – Bhadon
Festivals & Vrats in August 1970
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:05 AM, Aug 1 – 11:27 AM, Aug 2
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 9:05 AM, Aug 1 – 11:27 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:05 AM, Aug 1 – 11:27 AM, Aug 2
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:05 AM, Aug 1 – 11:27 AM, Aug 2
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 4:36 PM, Aug 4 – 7:12 PM, Aug 5
On Shravana Shukla Tritiya women celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati with swings, songs and green attire; in Rajasthan it is Chhoti Teej, marked by the royal Teej Mata procession through Jaipur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:12 PM, Aug 5 – 9:39 PM, Aug 6
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 9:37 PM, Aug 6 – 11:47 PM, Aug 7
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:09 AM, Aug 10 – 2:35 AM, Aug 11
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:16 AM, Aug 13 – 10:18 PM, Aug 13
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:24 PM, Aug 14 – 4:09 PM, Aug 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:33 PM, Aug 16 – 8:45 AM, Aug 17
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 12:33 PM, Aug 16 – 8:45 AM, 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 full moon.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 12:33 PM, Aug 16 – 8:45 AM, Aug 17
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 12:33 PM, Aug 16 – 8:45 AM, Aug 17
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 12:33 PM, Aug 16 – 8:45 AM, Aug 17
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 1:20 AM, Aug 19 – 9:53 PM, Aug 19
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:58 PM, Aug 19 – 7:01 PM, Aug 20
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:05 PM, Aug 23 – 2:02 PM, Aug 24
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:05 PM, Aug 23 – 2:02 PM, Aug 24
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 1:56 PM, Aug 24 – 2:36 PM, Aug 25
On Bhadrapada Krishna Navami the folk snake-deity Gogaji (Goga Maharaj) is worshipped for protection from snakes; the great Gogamedi fair is held at his shrine in Rajasthan.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:47 PM, Aug 26 – 5:35 PM, Aug 27
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:48 PM, Aug 28 – 10:15 PM, Aug 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:17 PM, Aug 29 – 12:52 AM, Aug 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:53 AM, Aug 31 – 3:32 AM, Sep 1
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:53 AM, Aug 31 – 3:32 AM, Sep 1
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 12:53 AM, Aug 31 – 3:32 AM, Sep 1
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.
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 Punjabi Jantri
The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
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