The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1995 opens in August during Nanakshahi 527 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1995
Nanakshahi 527
Sawan – Bhadon
Festivals & Vrats in August 1995
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Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri)
Tithi 2:46 AM, Aug 10 – 11:39 PM, Aug 10
Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 6:54 PM, Aug 12 – 5:26 PM, Aug 13
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 7:30 PM, Aug 17 – 9:36 PM, Aug 18
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 9:40 PM, Aug 18 – 12:04 AM, Aug 20
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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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 9:59 AM, Aug 28 – 9:13 AM, Aug 29
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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.