Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in August 2025 – 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 2025
August 3 – Aadi Perukku
August 4 – Shravan Somvar Vrat
August 5 – Bhaum Vrat, Mangala Gauri Puja, Durga Yatra,
Hanuman Darshan
August 5 – Putrada Ekadashi
August 6 – Pradosh Vrat - Damodar Dwadashi Vrat – Pavitra
Baras
August 8 – Varalakshmi Puja
August 8 – Purnima Vrat – Nariyal Purnima
August 9 – Purnima - Rig Vedi Upakarma – Raksha Bandhan –
Yajur Vedi Upakarma – Avani Avittam – Hayagriva Jayanti – Sanskrit Diwas –
Amarnath Yatra ends
August 10 – Gayatri Japam – Hindola Ends – Jhulan Yatra ends
August 10 – Bhadrapad Month begins in North India
August 11 – Raghavendra Swami Aradhana
August 12 – Kajali Teej – Satuva Teej – Teejadi
August 12 – Bahula Chaturthi Vrat – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
(moonrise time is at 9:13 PM) – Phool Kajali Vrat
August 12 – Bol Choth
August 13 – Kokila Panchami – Bhatru-Bhagini Panchami – Goga
Panchami
August 14 – Hal Sashti – Lalahi Sashti Vrat – Randhan Chath
in Gujarat
August 14 – Shitala Satam in Gujarat
August 16 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in South – West and
Eastern parts of India
August 17 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in North India – Dahi
Handi – Guga Navami – Nand Mahotsav - Gopalkala
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 – Ekadashi Fasting
August 20 – Pradosh Vrat - Aghor Dwadashi
August 21 – Monthly Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat – Masa Shivratri –
Aghora Chaturdashi
August 22 – Shradh Amavasya tithi – Pithori Amavasya – Pola
in Maharashtra
August 23 – Amavasya - Kushothpathni Amavasya
August 24 – Bhadrapad month begins in Calendars followed in
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa.
August 26 – Sama Veda Upakarma – Sam Shravani
August 26 – Hartalika Teej Vrat – Dala Chauth – Pathar
Chauth - Do not see moon today - Swarna Gauri Vrat
August 26 – Varaha Jayanti
August 26 – Kevda Trij
August 27 – Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat – 10-Ganeshotsav Begins
August 28 – Rishi Panchami – Sam Panchami
August 29 – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting – Surya Sashti
Vrat
August 30 – Mukabharan Saptami – Aparajita Saptami
August 31 – 16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat begins in North India
August 31 – Radha Ashtami