01 August, Tuesday
dedicated to Goddess Gauri (Parvati), where married women fast and perform rituals for the well-being and long life of their husbands.
01 August, Tuesday
Sravana Putrada Ekadasi is a fasting day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed by those desiring children, where devotees fast and perform rituals to seek ble...
01 August, Tuesday
Varalakshmi Vrat is a festival where married women worship Goddess Lakshmi, offering prayers, fasting, and tying sacred threads to seek her blessings for p...
02 August, Wednesday
Aadi Perukku is a Tamil festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Aadi month, where devotees, particularly women, perform rituals near water bodies, offer...
02 August, Wednesday
Damodara Dvadasi is observed the day after Putrada Ekadasi, where devotees perform rituals dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his Damodara form, seeking forgivene...
02 August, Wednesday
Pradosh Vrat is observed on the 13th day of both lunar fortnights, dedicated to Lord Shiva, where devotees fast, perform Shiva abhishekam (bathing the deit...
02 August, Wednesday
Varalakshmi Vrat is a festival where married women worship Goddess Lakshmi, offering prayers, fasting, and tying sacred threads to seek her blessings for p...
03 August, Thursday
Shani Trayodasi is a day dedicated to Lord Shani (Saturn), observed with fasting and prayers to seek protection from the ill effects of Shani and to remove...
03 August, Thursday
Varalakshmi Vrat is a festival where married women worship Goddess Lakshmi, offering prayers, fasting, and tying sacred threads to seek her blessings for p...
04 August, Friday
Anvadhan refers to the ritual of replenishing or dedicating food and offerings to the deities, particularly after observing fasts or other rituals, seeking...
04 August, Friday
Varalakshmi Vrat is a festival where married women worship Goddess Lakshmi, offering prayers, fasting, and tying sacred threads to seek her blessings for p...
05 August, Saturday
Gayatri Jayanti celebrates the manifestation of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri mantra, with devotees chanting the mantra and performin...
05 August, Saturday
Hayagriva Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, known as the god of wisdom, where devotees perform prayers and rit...
05 August, Saturday
Ishti is a Vedic ritual in which yajnas (sacrifices) are performed with offerings to the gods, aimed at fulfilling desires or seeking divine blessings for ...
05 August, Saturday
Masik Purnima is the full moon day in the Hindu lunar calendar, celebrated with fasting, worship, and bathing in holy rivers to gain divine blessings and c...
05 August, Saturday
Masik Purnima Vrat is observed on every full moon day, where devotees fast, perform rituals, and offer prayers to the moon and various deities for peace, p...
05 August, Saturday
Narali Purnima is a festival observed by fishermen in Maharashtra and coastal regions, where they offer coconuts to the sea to appease the sea god and seek...
05 August, Saturday
Rakhi is the sacred thread tied by sisters on their brothers' wrists during Raksha Bandhan, symbolizing the sister’s prayers for her brother’s protecti...
05 August, Saturday
Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where sisters tie a rakhi (sacred thread) on their brothers' wrists, and br...
05 August, Saturday
Sanskrit Diwas is a day dedicated to celebrating the ancient language of Sanskrit, with events like speeches, debates, and prayers aimed at promoting the s...
05 August, Saturday
Varalakshmi Vrat is a festival where married women worship Goddess Lakshmi, offering prayers, fasting, and tying sacred threads to seek her blessings for p...
06 August, Sunday
Friendship Day is a day to celebrate and appreciate friendships. It is celebrated on the first Sunday of August.
06 August, Sunday
Gayatri Japam is observed the day after the Upakarma, where devotees chant the Gayatri mantra 108 or 1,008 times, seeking spiritual purity and enlightenmen...
06 August, Sunday
Rigveda Upakarma is a ritual performed by Brahmins to mark the beginning of the study of the Rigveda, where sacred threads are changed, and Vedic mantras a...
06 August, Sunday
Yajurveda Upakarma is similar to Rigveda Upakarma but specific to the Yajurveda, where Brahmins renew their commitment to Vedic studies by changing their s...
07 August, Monday
Somvar Vrat is observed on Mondays to worship Lord Shiva. It is believed to bring prosperity, health, and happiness. 1 Mondays have passed since the start ...
07 August, Monday
Gayatri Japam is observed the day after the Upakarma, where devotees chant the Gayatri mantra 108 or 1,008 times, seeking spiritual purity and enlightenmen...
08 August, Tuesday
dedicated to Goddess Gauri (Parvati), where married women fast and perform rituals for the well-being and long life of their husbands.
08 August, Tuesday
Kajari Teej is a North Indian festival observed by women, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where they fast and pray for the well-being of their hus...
09 August, Wednesday
Bahula Chaturthi is a day dedicated to the worship of cows, where devotees offer prayers and fast, seeking blessings for health and prosperity, and express...
09 August, Wednesday
Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi is a Sankashti Chaturthi dedicated to the five-headed form of Lord Ganesha, Heramba, where devotees fast and pray to overcome c...
09 August, Wednesday
Maha Sangada Hara Chathurti is a special observance of Lord Ganesha, where devotees fast and offer prayers for the removal of obstacles and relief from dif...
09 August, Wednesday
Nag Pancham is a Gujarati festival where snakes are worshipped for protection from snakebites and to seek blessings of fertility and prosperity, with offer...
09 August, Wednesday
Sankatahara Chaturthi is a fasting day dedicated to Lord Ganesha, observed to remove obstacles, fulfill desires, and seek his blessings for success and pro...
11 August, Friday
Balarama Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Krishna, where devotees worship him for strength, protection, and agricul...
11 August, Friday
Randhan Chhath is celebrated a day before Shitala Satam in Gujarat, where women prepare special food that is consumed cold the next day, as cooking is avoi...
11 August, Friday
Varalakshmi Vrat is a festival where married women worship Goddess Lakshmi, offering prayers, fasting, and tying sacred threads to seek her blessings for p...
12 August, Saturday
Bhanu Sapthami is a day dedicated to the worship of the Sun god, where devotees offer prayers, perform sun salutations, and bathe in holy rivers to seek he...
12 August, Saturday
Shitala Satam is a festival dedicated to Goddess Shitala, observed in Gujarat and Rajasthan, where devotees avoid cooking and offer prayers to the goddess ...
13 August, Sunday
Indra Savarni Manvadi marks the beginning of the reign of the 7th Manu, Indra Savarni, in Hindu cosmology, symbolizing a new epoch in the cyclic process of...
13 August, Sunday
KalAshtami is observed on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksha every month, devoted to Lord Bhairava, where devotees fast throughout the day, perform special pooj...
13 August, Sunday
Kali Jayanti celebrates the birth of Goddess Kali, the fierce form of Goddess Durga, where devotees perform special prayers, rituals, and offerings to invo...
13 August, Sunday
Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, singing devotional songs, enacting Krishna's life events (Rasa Lila), and ...
13 August, Sunday
Masik Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna on the Krishna Paksha Ashtami, with devotees observing fasts, reciting devotional songs, per...
14 August, Monday
Somvar Vrat is observed on Mondays to worship Lord Shiva. It is believed to bring prosperity, health, and happiness. 1 Mondays have passed since the start ...
14 August, Monday
Dahi Handi is a festive event celebrated the day after Krishna Janmashtami, where teams of young men form human pyramids to break a pot filled with curd (s...
14 August, Monday
Masik Karthigai is a monthly festival dedicated to Lord Murugan, observed with the lighting of lamps and special prayers to remove darkness and obstacles f...
15 August, Tuesday
dedicated to Goddess Gauri (Parvati), where married women fast and perform rituals for the well-being and long life of their husbands.
15 August, Tuesday
Independence Day, celebrated on August 15th in India, marks the country’s freedom from British rule, observed with flag hoisting, parades, and patriotic ...
15 August, Tuesday
Rohini Vrat is a fasting ritual observed by married women for the long life and well-being of their husbands, performed on the day when the Rohini Nakshatr...
16 August, Wednesday
Aja Ekadasi is an auspicious fasting day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, where devotees fast and engage in prayers to seek forgiveness for their sins and spiritu...
18 August, Friday
Masik Shivaratri is a monthly observance on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha, with devotees fasting, staying awake through the night, and offering prayers...
18 August, Friday
Pradosh Vrat is observed on the 13th day of both lunar fortnights, dedicated to Lord Shiva, where devotees fast, perform Shiva abhishekam (bathing the deit...
18 August, Friday
Sawan Shivaratri is observed during the Shravan month, dedicated to Lord Shiva, where devotees fast, offer bilva (bael) leaves, and perform abhishekam (rit...
18 August, Friday
Shani Trayodasi is a day dedicated to Lord Shani (Saturn), where devotees fast, offer oil lamps, and perform rituals to appease Shani and mitigate the nega...
18 August, Friday
Varalakshmi Vrat is a festival where married women worship Goddess Lakshmi, offering prayers, fasting, and tying sacred threads to seek her blessings for p...
19 August, Saturday
Anvadhan refers to the ritual of replenishing or dedicating food and offerings to the deities, particularly after observing fasts or other rituals, seeking...
19 August, Saturday
Masik Shivaratri is a monthly observance on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha, with devotees fasting, staying awake through the night, and offering prayers...
19 August, Saturday
Sawan Shivaratri is observed during the Shravan month, dedicated to Lord Shiva, where devotees fast, offer bilva (bael) leaves, and perform abhishekam (rit...
20 August, Sunday
Daiva Savarni Manvadi marks the beginning of the reign of the 9th Manu, Daiva Savarni, in Hindu cosmology, symbolizing a new phase in the cyclical process ...
20 August, Sunday
Darsha Amavasya is the new moon day observed with rituals for ancestors, including tarpan (offering water) and pitru shraddha to ensure peace for departed ...
20 August, Sunday
Hariyali Amavasya is the new moon day of the Shravan month, where devotees perform rituals to worship Lord Shiva and the earth for a bountiful monsoon, and...
20 August, Sunday
Ishti refers to a Vedic ritual offering where devotees perform yajnas (sacrificial offerings) to please the gods and seek prosperity, health, and fulfillme...
20 August, Sunday
Masik Amavasya, observed on every new moon day, is a time for performing pitru tarpan and shraddha rites, as well as meditating and fasting to remove negat...
20 August, Sunday
Paryushana Parvarambha is the beginning of the most important Jain festival, where devotees focus on fasting, meditation, self-discipline, and spiritual re...
20 August, Sunday
Pithori Amavasya is observed by women who pray to Goddess Durga and the Pithris (ancestral spirits) for the health, protection, and prosperity of their chi...
20 August, Sunday
Pola is a traditional festival in Maharashtra dedicated to the worship of bullocks, where farmers decorate and honor their bullocks with prayers, processio...
20 August, Sunday
Somavati Amavasya is a rare occurrence of Amavasya (new moon) on a Monday, considered highly auspicious for performing ancestral rites and offering tarpan ...
20 August, Sunday
Sravana Amavasya is the new moon day of the Shravan month, considered auspicious for performing rituals to honor and seek blessings from ancestors, often o...
20 August, Sunday
Vrishabhotsava is a festival celebrating the importance of bulls in agriculture, observed with rituals and offerings made to honor and protect these animal...
21 August, Monday
Bhadrapada Begins *South marks the beginning of the Bhadrapada month in the southern Hindu calendar, associated with the worship of Lord Vishnu and various...
21 August, Monday
Chandra Darshana is the observance of sighting the moon for the first time after the new moon, where devotees offer prayers to the moon god for mental peac...
23 August, Wednesday
Ganesh Chaturthi is the grand festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by the installation of Ganesha idols, fasting, prayers, and community ...
23 August, Wednesday
Gayatri Japam is observed the day after the Upakarma, where devotees chant the Gayatri mantra 108 or 1,008 times, seeking spiritual purity and enlightenmen...
23 August, Wednesday
Kerala Vinayaka Chaturthi is the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi in Kerala, with rituals and prayers dedicated to Lord Ganesha for the removal of obstacles...
23 August, Wednesday
Chaturthi is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, observed with fasting, reciting Ganesha mantras, offering modaks and flowers, and seeking his blessings for wisdom ...
23 August, Wednesday
Samaveda Upakarma is a ritual where those who study the Samaveda perform sacred thread changing ceremonies and offer prayers to signify the renewal of thei...
24 August, Thursday
Gayatri Japam is observed the day after the Upakarma, where devotees chant the Gayatri mantra 108 or 1,008 times, seeking spiritual purity and enlightenmen...
24 August, Thursday
Rishi Panchami is a day of fasting and worship of the seven great sages (Saptarishis), observed by women as a purification ritual and to seek the blessings...
24 August, Thursday
Samvatsari Parva is the most important day of the Jain festival of Paryushana, dedicated to forgiveness, where Jains seek forgiveness from all beings for t...
25 August, Friday
Skanda Shasti is a six-day fasting festival honoring Lord Murugan (Skanda) for his victory over evil, where devotees observe strict fasts, participate in p...
26 August, Saturday
Jyeshta Gauri Avahana is the ritual of invoking Goddess Gauri (an aspect of Parvati), particularly during Ganesh Chaturthi, where women bring idols of Gaur...
26 August, Saturday
Lalita Sapthami is a day dedicated to the worship of Goddess Lalita, an incarnation of Goddess Parvati, where devotees offer prayers and fast, seeking her ...
27 August, Sunday
Durva Ashtami is a day dedicated to the worship of Lord Ganesha with offerings of durva grass, which is believed to be particularly pleasing to him, as dev...
27 August, Sunday
Jyeshta Gauri Puja is a ritual where devotees, particularly women, worship Goddess Gauri (Parvati) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, seeking blessings ...
27 August, Sunday
Jyeshta Gauri Visarjana marks the immersion of the Jyeshta Gauri idols in water, concluding the three-day worship of Goddess Gauri during Ganesh Chaturthi,...
27 August, Sunday
Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins marks the start of a 16-day fasting period dedicated to Goddess Mahalakshmi, where devotees, especially women, perform daily prayer...
27 August, Sunday
Masik Durgashtami is the monthly observance of Durga Ashtami, where devotees fast and offer special prayers to Goddess Durga, invoking her blessings for st...
27 August, Sunday
Radha Ashtami celebrates the birth of Goddess Radha, the consort of Lord Krishna, where devotees engage in fasting, devotional singing, and special prayers...
28 August, Monday
Jyeshta Gauri Puja is a ritual where devotees, particularly women, worship Goddess Gauri (Parvati) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, seeking blessings ...
28 August, Monday
Jyeshta Gauri Visarjana marks the immersion of the Jyeshta Gauri idols in water, concluding the three-day worship of Goddess Gauri during Ganesh Chaturthi,...
30 August, Wednesday
Parsva Ekadasi is a significant fasting day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, particularly observed during his reclining phase (Parsva Parivartana) during the Chat...
31 August, Thursday
Bhuvaneshvari Jayanti celebrates the manifestation of Goddess Bhuvaneshvari, an aspect of the supreme Shakti, with devotees offering prayers and rituals to...
31 August, Thursday
Kalki Dvadasi is a day dedicated to the worship of Lord Kalki, the prophesied future avatar of Lord Vishnu, with devotees performing special prayers and ri...
31 August, Thursday
Pradosh Vrat is observed on the 13th day of both lunar fortnights, dedicated to Lord Shiva, where devotees fast, perform Shiva abhishekam (bathing the deit...
31 August, Thursday
Vamana Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Vamana, the dwarf incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who defeated the demon king Bali; devotees worship Vamana for pro...