Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in August 2024 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
Hindu Vrat – Fasting - Festivals August 2024
August 1 – Pradosh Vrat
August 2 – Monthly Shivratri Vrat – Shiva Chaturdashi Vrat
August 3 – Aadi Perukku
August 3 - Karkidaka Vavu Bali in Kerala
August 4 – Amavasya - Divaso in Gujarat - Hariyali Amavasya in North India - Gatari Amavasya in
Maharashtra - Bheemana Amavasya in Karnataka - Deep Puja in Maharashtra -
Telangana - Karnataka - Chitalagi Amavasya in Odisha - Nagara Amavasya in Tulunadu
of Karnataka - Chukkala Amavasya or Gauri Vratam in Andhra Pradesh.
August 5 – Shravan month begins in calendars followed in
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
August 5 – Shravan Somvar Vrat
August 6 – Bhaum Vrat, Mangala Gauri Puja, Durga Yatra,
Hanuman Darshan
August 7 – Hariyali Teej Vrat – Madhushravani Teej – Andal Jayanti
August 8 – Durva Ganpati Vrat
August 9 – Nag Panchami – Takshak Poojan – Nagara Panchami
August 10 – Muruga Sashti Fasting – Lundan Sashti in Bengal –
Kalki Avatar Jayanti – Randhan Chath in South Gujarat
August 11 – Goswami Tulsidas Ji Jayanti – Shitala Satam in
South Gujarat
August 12 – Shravan Somvar Vrat
August 13 – Bhaum Vrat, Mangala Gauri Puja, Durga Yatra,
Hanuman Darshan
August 15 – Putra Ekadashi (Smarta only for few people)
August 16 – Putra Ekadashi (Vaishnav for majority people) –
Damodar Dwadashi Vrat
August 16 – Varalakshmi Puja
August 17 – Shani Pradosh Vrat – Pavitra Baras
August 17 – Chinga Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar
August 17 – Aavani Month begins in Tamil Calendar
August 18 – Bhadra Month begins in Bengali Calendar
August 19 – Purnima Vrat – Purnima - Rig Vedi Upakarma –
Nariyal Purnima – Raksha Bandhan – Yajur Vedi Upakarma – Avani Avittam –
Hayagriva Jayanti – Shravan Somvar Vrat – Sanskrit Diwas – Amarnath Yatra ends
August 20 – Gayatri Japam – Hindola Ends – Jhulan Yatra ends
August 20 – Bhadrapad Month begins in North India
August 21 – Raghavendra Swami Aradhana
August 22 – Kajali Teej – Satuva Teej – Teejadi – Bahula Chaturthi
Vrat – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat (moonrise time is at 8:58 PM) – Phool Kajali Vrat
August 23 – Bol Choth
August 24 – Kokila Panchami – Bhatru-Bhagini Panchami – Hal Sashti
– Lalahi Sashti Vrat – Randhan Chath in Gujarat – Goga Panchami
August 25 – Shitala Satam in Gujarat
August 25 – Mahadeb Tithi in Assam
August 26 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in South – West And
Eastern parts of India
August 27 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in North India – Dahi Handi
– Guga Navami – Nand Mahotsav - Gopalkala
August 29 – Ekadashi Fasting – western parts of India
August 30 – Ekadashi Fasting (Vaishnav for majority of people)
– Aghor Dwadashi
August 31 – Shani Pradosh Vrat