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Aadi – Aavani · Parthiva

Tamil Calendar August 2006

August 2006 · 31 days

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Tamil months in August 2006

Aadi 17 Jul – 16 Aug 2006

Aavani 17 Aug – 16 Sep 2006 Begins · Thu 17 Aug

August 2006 corresponds to Aadi – Aavani. Aadi is the month of restraint: weddings pause, Aadi Perukku on the 18th honours the rivers in spate, Aadi Amavasai remembers ancestors, and the Aadi discount season for gold and silk is a Tamil Nadu institution. Major observances: Varalakshmi Vrat (Aug 4), Raksha Bandhan (Aug 9), Narali Pournima (Aug 9). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 16 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Aug 5, Aug 19. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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August highlights

Independence Day Raksha Bandhan Krishna Janmashtami Ganesh Chaturthi Balarama Jayanti

18 observances in August

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1 Saptami 2 Ashtami 3 Navami 4 Dashami Varalakshmi Vrat 5 Ekadashi Shravana Putrada Ekadashi 6 Dwadashi 7 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 8 Chaturdashi 9 Purnima Raksha Bandhan Gayatri Jayanti Purnima Vrat 10 Pratipada 11 Dwitiya 12 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 13 Panchami 14 Shashthi

Independence Day

15 Saptami Independence Day +1 more Independence Day Krishna Janmashtami 16 Ashtami 17 Navami Aavani begins Simha Sankranti 18 Dashami 19 Ekadashi Aja Ekadashi 20 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 21 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 22 Chaturdashi 23 Amavasya Amavasya 24 Pratipada 25 Dwitiya 26 Tritiya 27 Tritiya Ganesh Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 28 Chaturthi Rishi Panchami 29 Panchami 30 Shashthi Balarama Jayanti 31 Saptami

4 Fri Varalakshmi Vrat 5 Sat Shravana Putrada Ekadashi 7 Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat 9 Wed Raksha Bandhan Gayatri Jayanti Purnima Vrat 12 Sat Sankashti Chaturthi

Independence Day

15 Tue Independence Day Krishna Janmashtami 17 Thu Simha Sankranti 19 Sat Aja Ekadashi 20 Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat 21 Mon Masik Shivaratri 23 Wed Amavasya 27 Sun Ganesh Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 28 Mon Rishi Panchami 30 Wed Balarama Jayanti

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