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August · 2017

Indian Calendar August 2017

August 2017 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India Change

August 2017 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: Varalakshmi Vrat (Aug 4), Raksha Bandhan (Aug 7), Narali Pournima (Aug 7). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 6 favourable, 17 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Aug 3, Aug 18. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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