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Aadi – Aavani · Durmukhi

Tamil Calendar August 2017

August 2017 · 31 days

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Tamil months in August 2017

Aadi 16 Jul – 16 Aug 2017

Aavani 17 Aug – 16 Sep 2017 Begins · Thu 17 Aug

August 2017 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 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 Krishna Janmashtami Ganesh Chaturthi Balarama Jayanti Radha Ashtami

19 observances in August

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

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

3 Thu Shravana Putrada Ekadashi 4 Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat Varalakshmi Vrat 7 Mon Raksha Bandhan Gayatri Jayanti Purnima Vrat 11 Fri Sankashti Chaturthi 14 Mon Krishna Janmashtami

Independence Day

15 Tue Independence Day 17 Thu Simha Sankranti 18 Fri Aja Ekadashi 19 Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat 20 Sun Masik Shivaratri 21 Mon Amavasya 25 Fri Ganesh Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 26 Sat Rishi Panchami 27 Sun Balarama Jayanti 29 Tue Radha Ashtami

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