Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in August 2026 – 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 2026
August 1 – Jaya Parvati Vrat Jagran
August 2 – Ganesh – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Chandrodaya or
moonrise time is at 9:33 PM
August 3 – Shravan Somvar Vrat in North India
August 3 – Aadi Perukku
August 4 – Bhaum Vrat, Mangala Gauri Puja, Durga Yatra,
Hanuman Darshan in North India
August 5 – Kalashtami
August 6 – Aadi Krithigai
August 9 – Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
August 10 – Shravan Somvar Vrat in North India
August 10 – Pradosh Vrat - Damodar Dwadashi Vrat – Pavitra
Baras
August 11 – Bhaum Vrat, Mangala Gauri Puja, Durga Yatra,
Hanuman Darshan – Shravan Shivratri Vrat – Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat in North India
August 12 – Amavasya Tithi - Divaso in Gujarat - Karkidaka
Vavu Bali in Kerala - 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 13 – Shravan month begins in calendars followed in
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
August 14 – Swami Karpatri Jayanti
August 14 – Aadi Pooram
August 15 – Hariyali Teej Vrat – Madhushravani Teej Vrat
August 16 – Durva Ganapati Vrat
August 17 – Shravan Somvar Vrat
August 17 – Nag Panchami – Garuda Panchami - Takshak Puja
August 17 – Chinga Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar
– Kolla Varsham 1202 begins
August 17 – Aavani Month begins in Tamil Calendar
August 18 – Bhadra Month begins in Bengali Calendar
August 18 – Bhaum Vrat, Mangala Gauri Puja, Durga Yatra,
Hanuman Darshan
August 18 – Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting
August 18 – Kalki Jayanti
August 18 – Randhan Chath in South Gujarat
August 18 – Tulsidas Jayanti
August 19 – Sheetala Satam in South Gujarat
August 21 – Varalakshmi Vratam
August 23 – Ekadashi Fasting
August 24 – Shravan Somvar Vrat – Damodar Dwadashi
August 25 – Pradosh Vrat – Bhaum Vrat, Mangala Gauri Puja,
Durga Yatra, Hanuman Darshan
August 27 – Purnima Vrat – Nariyal Purnima - Rig Vedi
Upakarma
August 28 – Purnima -– Raksha Bandhan – Yajur Vedi Upakarma
– Avani Avittam – Hayagriva Jayanti – Sanskrit Diwas – Amarnath Yatra ends
August 29 – Gayatri Japam – Hindola Ends – Jhulan Yatra ends
August 29 – Bhadrapad Month begins in North India
August 29 – Ashoonya Shayan Vrat
August 30 – Raghavendra Swami Aradhana
August 30 – Kajali Teej – Satuva Teej – Teejadi
August 31 – Bahula Chaturthi Vrat – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
(moonrise time is at 8:46 PM) – Phool Kajali Vrat
August 31 – Bol Choth – Phool Kajali Vrat