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August · 2016

Indian Calendar August 2016

August 2016 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India Change

August 2016 corresponds to August. The green monsoon month of fasts and threads: Raksha Bandhan and Nag Panchami anchor it, and the run-up to Independence Day on August 15 fills a season of family and national observance. Major observances: Hariyali Teej (Aug 5), Nag Panchami (Aug 8), Varalakshmi Vrat (Aug 12). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 7 favourable, 14 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Aug 14, Aug 28. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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