The Sindhi Hindu festival calendar (Cheti Chand new year). Sindhi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Sindhi 2017 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2074 (Sadharana) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2017
Vikram Samvat 2074 (Sadharana)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2017
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 10:29 PM, Aug 6 – 11:47 PM, Aug 7
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 12:43 AM, Aug 10 – 12:41 AM, Aug 11
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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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 9:33 PM, Aug 13 – 7:49 PM, Aug 14
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Janmashtami
Tithi 7:47 PM, Aug 14 – 5:42 PM, Aug 15
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 8:23 PM, Aug 24 – 8:24 PM, Aug 25
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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 Sindhi Calendar
The Sindhi Hindu festival calendar (Cheti Chand new year). Sindhi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
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.