The Tamil Panchangam. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Tamil solar month and the Thiruvalluvar Aandu year. Positions follow the Thirukanitha (astronomical) method; traditional Vakya almanacs may differ slightly.
Tamil Panchangam 1998 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1920 (Bahudhanya) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1998
Shaka Samvat 1920 (Bahudhanya)
Kaliyugam 5099 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2029
Aadi – Aavani
Festivals & Vrats in August 1998
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 8:51 AM, Aug 2 – 10:06 AM, Aug 3
On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:18 AM, Aug 3 – 10:55 AM, Aug 4
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:13 AM, Aug 5 – 10:29 AM, Aug 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:31 AM, Aug 7 – 7:39 AM, Aug 8
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 9:31 AM, Aug 7 – 7:39 AM, Aug 8
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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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 10:41 AM, Aug 6 – 9:20 AM, Aug 7
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 9:31 AM, Aug 7 – 7:39 AM, Aug 8
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 9:31 AM, Aug 7 – 7:39 AM, Aug 8
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 9:31 AM, Aug 7 – 7:39 AM, Aug 8
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:31 AM, Aug 7 – 7:39 AM, Aug 8
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:36 AM, Aug 11 – 9:58 PM, Aug 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:20 PM, Aug 14 – 12:15 PM, Aug 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:20 PM, Aug 14 – 12:15 PM, Aug 15
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:45 AM, Aug 17 – 7:46 AM, Aug 18
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:49 AM, Aug 19 – 6:44 AM, Aug 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:31 AM, Aug 20 – 6:54 AM, Aug 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:41 AM, Aug 21 – 7:33 AM, Aug 22
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 6:41 AM, Aug 21 – 7:33 AM, Aug 22
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 6:41 AM, Aug 21 – 7:33 AM, Aug 22
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:41 AM, Aug 21 – 7:33 AM, Aug 22
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 10:10 AM, Aug 24 – 12:15 PM, Aug 25
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:10 AM, Aug 24 – 12:15 PM, Aug 25
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:13 PM, Aug 25 – 2:33 PM, Aug 26
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:02 PM, Aug 27 – 7:28 PM, Aug 28
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 2:33 PM, Aug 26 – 5:01 PM, Aug 27
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 5:02 PM, Aug 27 – 7:28 PM, Aug 28
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:41 PM, Aug 29 – 11:32 PM, Aug 30
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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