List of hindu festival in august 2025
📅 Key Festivals in August 2025
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Date |
Festival |
Notes |
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August 1 (Fri) |
Masik Durgashtami / Aadi Velli |
Monthly Durga observance |
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August 2 (Sat) |
Aadi Perukku |
Tamil harvest/river festival |
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August 4 (Mon) |
Shravan Somwar Vrat |
Monthly Monday fast in Sawan month |
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August 5 (Tue) |
Sravana Putrada Ekadashi & Mangala Gauri Vrat |
Fasting day for married women |
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August 6 (Wed) |
Pradosh Vrat |
Bi-monthly Shiva-related fast |
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August 8 (Fri) |
Varalakshmi Vrat |
South Indian women’s puja for prosperity |
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August 9 (Sat) |
Raksha Bandhan, Purnima, Narali Purnima, Satyanarayan Puja |
Major sibling, full‑moon & regional festivals |
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August 12 (Tue) |
Sankashti Chaturthi (Ganesha vrat), Kajari Teej, Angarki Chaturthi |
Dedicated to Lord Ganesha |
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August 13 (Wed) |
Nag Panchami |
Snake deity worship |
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August 14 (Thu) |
Balarama Jayanti, Randhan Chhath (Gujarat) |
Celebrating Krishna’s elder brother and local tradition |
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August 15 (Fri) |
Krishna Janmashtami, Independence Day, Shitala Satam |
Lord Krishna’s birth + national day |
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August 16 (Sat) |
Janmashtami (ISKCON), Dahi Handi, Kalashtami |
Extended Krishna celebrations |
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August 17 (Sun) |
Rohini Vrat, Simha Sankranti |
Regional observances |
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August 19 (Tue) |
Aja Ekadashi |
Ekadashi vrata |
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August 20 (Wed) |
Pradosh Vrat |
Shiva fast |
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August 21 (Thu) |
Masik Shivaratri |
Monthly Shivaratri |
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August 23 (Sat) |
Pithori Amavasya (Gujarati), Amas |
Monthly new-moon observance |
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August 24 (Sun) |
Chandra Darshan |
Moon-viewing ritual |
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August 25 (Mon) |
Varaha Jayanti |
Vishnu’s boar incarnation |
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August 26 (Tue) |
Samaveda Upakarma, Hartalika Teej, Gowri Habba |
Vedic recitation & women’s fast |
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August 27 (Wed) |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Lord Ganesha’s birthday |
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August 28 (Thu) |
Rishi Panchami, Shasti Vratham, Skanda Sashti |
Fasts and deity observances |
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August 31 (Sun) |
Durva/Mahalakshmi Vrat, Radha Ashtami (Radhashtami), Masik Durgashtami |
Several important fasts and deity birthdays |