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 1991 opens in August during Bikrami Samvat 2048 (Tarana) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1991
Bikrami Samvat 2048 (Tarana)
Nanakshahi 523
Sawan – Bhadon
Festivals & Vrats in August 1991
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:30 AM, Aug 3 – 4:29 AM, Aug 4
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:01 AM, Aug 6 – 9:20 PM, Aug 6
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:08 PM, Aug 7 – 2:47 PM, Aug 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:46 PM, Aug 8 – 11:20 AM, Aug 9
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Aug 9 – 7:57 AM, Aug 10
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 11:16 AM, Aug 9 – 7:57 AM, Aug 10
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 11:16 AM, Aug 9 – 7:57 AM, Aug 10
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Aug 9 – 7:57 AM, Aug 10
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 1:58 AM, Aug 12 – 11:30 PM, Aug 12
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 11:40 PM, Aug 12 – 9:52 PM, Aug 13
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 10:01 PM, Aug 13 – 9:00 PM, Aug 14
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:49 PM, Aug 16 – 11:10 PM, Aug 17
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:49 AM, Aug 20 – 6:22 AM, Aug 21
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:02 AM, Aug 22 – 11:13 AM, Aug 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:14 PM, Aug 24 – 2:38 PM, Aug 25
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 1:14 PM, Aug 24 – 2:38 PM, Aug 25
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 1:14 PM, Aug 24 – 2:38 PM, Aug 25
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 1:14 PM, Aug 24 – 2:38 PM, Aug 25
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 1:14 PM, Aug 24 – 2:38 PM, Aug 25
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 4:14 PM, Aug 27 – 4:17 PM, Aug 28
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 4:19 PM, Aug 28 – 3:57 PM, Aug 29
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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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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