The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1956 opens in August during Nanakshahi 488 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1956
Nanakshahi 488
Sawan – Bhadon
Festivals & Vrats in August 1956
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 1:02 PM, Aug 7 – 9:41 AM, Aug 8
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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Teej (Teeyan)
Tithi 9:26 AM, Aug 8 – 6:41 AM
The Punjabi women's monsoon festival of swings and song on Shravana Shukla Tritiya.
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Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri)
Tithi 4:07 PM, Aug 20 – 6:09 PM, Aug 21
Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 9:18 PM, Aug 23 – 10:25 PM, Aug 24
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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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 10:19 PM, Aug 28 – 9:07 PM, Aug 29
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 9:02 PM, Aug 29 – 7:13 PM, Aug 30
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.
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 Calendar
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
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