The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1966 opens in August during Nanakshahi 498 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1966
Nanakshahi 498
Sawan – Bhadon
Festivals & Vrats in August 1966
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 1:26 PM, Aug 17 – 9:42 AM, Aug 18
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 9:32 AM, Aug 18 – 6:09 AM
The Punjabi women's monsoon festival of swings and song on Shravana Shukla Tritiya.
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Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri)
Tithi 3:26 AM, Aug 30 – 5:39 AM, Aug 31
Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima.
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.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.