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August · 2012

Indian Calendar August 2012

August 2012 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India Change

August 2012 corresponds to August. One of the busiest festival stretches of the year: Janmashtami, the ten days of Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam in Kerala, and the start of the Pitru Paksha fortnight for ancestors. Major observances: Narali Pournima (Aug 1), Raksha Bandhan (Aug 2), Nag Pancham (Aug 7). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 1 favourable, 21 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Aug 13, Aug 27. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Independence Day Narali Pournima Raksha Bandhan Nag Pancham Krishna Janmashtami
43 observances in August
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1 Chaturdashi Narali Pournima Budh Pujan 2 Purnima Raksha Bandhan Gayatri Jayanti Brihaspati Pujan +1 more 3 Pratipada Jivati Pujan 4 Dwitiya Ashwattha Maruti Pujan 5 Tritiya Aditya Pujan Bol Choth Kajari Teej +1 more 6 Chaturthi Nag Panchami Shravan Somvar 7 Panchami Nag Pancham Randhan Chhath Mangala Gauri 8 Shashthi Budh Pujan Shitala Satam 9 Saptami Krishna Janmashtami Brihaspati Pujan Kalashtami 10 Ashtami Jivati Pujan 11 Navami Gopalkala Ashwattha Maruti Pujan 12 Dashami Aditya Pujan 13 Ekadashi Aja Ekadashi Shravan Somvar 14 Dwadashi Mangala Gauri Independence Day 15 Trayodashi Independence Day +3 more Independence Day Budh Pujan Krishna Pradosh Vrat +1 more 16 Chaturdashi Simha Sankranti Brihaspati Pujan 17 Amavasya Pola Amavasya Jivati Pujan 18 Pratipada 19 Dwitiya 20 Tritiya 21 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 22 Panchami 23 Shashthi 24 Saptami 25 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 26 Dashami 27 Ekadashi Padmini Ekadashi 28 Dwadashi 29 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 30 Chaturdashi 31 Purnima Purnima Vrat
1 Wed Narali Pournima Budh Pujan 2 Thu Raksha Bandhan Gayatri Jayanti Brihaspati Pujan Purnima Vrat 3 Fri Jivati Pujan 4 Sat Ashwattha Maruti Pujan 5 Sun Aditya Pujan Bol Choth Kajari Teej Sankashti Chaturthi 6 Mon Nag Panchami Shravan Somvar 7 Tue Nag Pancham Randhan Chhath Mangala Gauri 8 Wed Budh Pujan Shitala Satam 9 Thu Krishna Janmashtami Brihaspati Pujan Kalashtami 10 Fri Jivati Pujan 11 Sat Gopalkala Ashwattha Maruti Pujan 12 Sun Aditya Pujan 13 Mon Aja Ekadashi Shravan Somvar 14 Tue Mangala Gauri Independence Day 15 Wed Independence Day Budh Pujan Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 16 Thu Simha Sankranti Brihaspati Pujan 17 Fri Pola Amavasya Jivati Pujan 21 Tue Vinayaka Chaturthi 25 Sat Masik Durgashtami 27 Mon Padmini Ekadashi 29 Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat 31 Fri Purnima Vrat
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