August manth Festivals 2011

Dates of important festivals associated with Hinduism in August 2011 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchangam used in India. The festivals, Vrats and auspicious days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST). You can also take help through the comment section on good dates for various purposes including house warming, joining job, buying car or house, moving into new rented home etc.



August 1, 2011 – Shravan Somvar Vrat

August 1 – Sindhura Dooj

August 2 – Hariyali Teej

August 2 – Madhusrava Teej

August 3 – Durva Ganapati Vrat

August 4 – Nag Panchami

August 5 – Muruga Sashti Fasting

August 6 – Tulsi Das Jayanti

August 8 – Shravan Somvar Vrat

August 9 – Mangala Gouri Vrat

August 9 – Ekadasi Fasting – Putrada Ekadashi

August 11 – Pradosh Fasting

August 12 – Varalakshmi Vritham

August 13 – Shravan Purnima – Full moon day

August 13 – Raksha Bandhan

August 13 – Nariyali Purnima

August 13 – Rig Upakarma

August 13 – Yajur Upakarma

August 13 – Avani Avittam

August 13 – Hayagriva Jayanti

August 14 – Gayatri Japam

August 14 – Bhadrapad Month begins in North India

August 15 – Ashunya Shayan Vrat

August 16 – Kajari Teej

August 17 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat

August 17 – Chinga Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar

August 18 – Aavani Month begins in Tamil Calendar

August 19 – Bhadra Month begins in Bengali Calendar

August 20 – Hal Sashti

August 21 – Sri Krishna Jayanti in South and Western parts of India

August 22 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in North India

August 22 – Dahi Handi and Gopala Kala

August 23 – Goga Navami

August 25 – Ekadasi Fasting

August 26 – Pradosh Fasting

August 28 – Amavasya begins

August 29 – Amavasya ends – Somvati Amavasya

August 30 – Bhadrapad month begins in Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat

August 31 – Sam Pancham – Sama Upakarma

August 31 – Swarna Gouri Vrat