Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Chennai. Festival observance is not based on the civil date alone: sunrise, Tithi, Nakshatra, lunar month, and location can all affect the selected day. The astronomical positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris, while the observance rules follow traditional Panchanga practice.
How to use this festival calendar
- Select the place carefully: Sunrise and Tithi boundaries differ by location, so the listed date can change between cities or countries.
- Read the timings: When a Tithi spans two civil dates, the applicable sunrise, midday, moonrise, or Pradosha rule may decide the observance day.
- Respect your tradition: Smarta, Vaishnava, regional, family, and temple traditions may apply different rules. Use the calendar as a detailed reference and follow your established custom where required.
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Hindu Festivals & Vratas in August 1973
Festival and vrata dates for Chennai in August 1973:
- Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 1 August 1973.
- Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 1 August 1973.
- Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 2 August 1973.
- Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 2 August 1973.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Thursday, 2 August 1973.
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 3 August 1973.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Friday, 3 August 1973.
- Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 4 August 1973.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Saturday, 4 August 1973.
- Bhanu Saptami✓ — Sunday, 5 August 1973.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 6 August 1973.
- Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 6 August 1973.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 7 August 1973.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 7 August 1973.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 8 August 1973.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Thursday, 9 August 1973.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 10 August 1973.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 10 August 1973.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 10 August 1973.
- Shani Trayodashi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1973.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1973.
- Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 11 August 1973.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Saturday, 11 August 1973.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 13 August 1973.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Monday, 13 August 1973.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Monday, 13 August 1973.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Monday, 13 August 1973.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Monday, 13 August 1973.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Monday, 13 August 1973.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 14 August 1973.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 14 August 1973.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 15 August 1973.
- Simha Sankramana (06:10 PM) — Thursday, 16 August 1973.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Friday, 17 August 1973.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 20 August 1973.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 20 August 1973.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 21 August 1973.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 21 August 1973.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 21 August 1973. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 21 August 1973.
- Kalashtami✓ — Tuesday, 21 August 1973.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 21 August 1973.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 22 August 1973.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 22 August 1973.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Friday, 24 August 1973.
- Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 25 August 1973.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 26 August 1973.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 26 August 1973.
- Ravi Pushya Yoga✓ — Sunday, 26 August 1973.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 27 August 1973.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 27 August 1973.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 27 August 1973.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 27 August 1973.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 27 August 1973.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Monday, 27 August 1973.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 27 August 1973.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1973.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 28 August 1973.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Wednesday, 29 August 1973.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Wednesday, 29 August 1973.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Thursday, 30 August 1973.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Thursday, 30 August 1973.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Thursday, 30 August 1973.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Thursday, 30 August 1973.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Thursday, 30 August 1973.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 30 August 1973.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:56 AM — Friday, 31 August 1973. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Friday, 31 August 1973.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 1973
| 01AugustWednesday | Shukla Tritiya (till 4:33 PM) 🔔Hariyali Teej (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Madhusrava Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 02AugustThursday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 3:03 PM) 🔔Durva Ganapati Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Naga Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 03AugustFriday | Shukla Panchami (till 2:18 PM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed |
| 04AugustSaturday | Shukla Shashthi (till 2:22 PM) 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 05AugustSunday | Shukla Saptami (till 3:14 PM) 🔔Bhanu Saptami✓ Completed |
| 06AugustMonday | Shukla Ashtami (till 4:48 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 07AugustTuesday | Shukla Navami (till 6:55 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 08AugustWednesday | Shukla Dashami (till 9:23 PM) 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 09AugustThursday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 11:58 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 10 August 1973 06:35 AM - 11:33 AM✓ Completed |
| 10AugustFriday | Shukla Dvadashi (till (11th) 2:26 AM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 11AugustSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till (12th) 4:38 AM) 🔔Shani Trayodashi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Saturday, 11 August 1973 05:59 AM - Sunday, 12 August 1973 05:59 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Sunday, 12 August 1973 05:59 AM |
| 13AugustMonday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 6:26 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 14AugustTuesday | Shukla Purnima (till 7:46 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15AugustWednesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 8:37 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 16AugustThursday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 8:59 AM) 🔔Simha Sankramana (06:10 PM) — Punyakala: 11:46 AM - 06:10 PM✓ Completed |
| 17AugustFriday | Krishna Tritiya (till 8:54 AM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:47 PM✓ Completed |
| 20AugustMonday | Krishna Shashthi (till 6:19 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 21AugustTuesday | Krishna Ashtami (till (22nd) 2:53 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ CompletedCelebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 22AugustWednesday | Krishna Navami (till (23rd) 12:43 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 24AugustFriday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 7:39 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 25 August 1973 06:00 AM - 08:44 AM✓ Completed |
| 25AugustSaturday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 4:53 PM) 🔔Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 26AugustSunday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 2:06 PM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 26 August 1973 06:00 AM - Monday, 27 August 1973 06:00 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 27 August 1973 06:00 AM 🔔Ravi Pushya Yoga✓ Completed |
| 27AugustMonday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 11:24 AM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 28AugustTuesday | Amavasya (till 8:55 AM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 29AugustWednesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 6:48 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 30AugustThursday | Shukla Tritiya (till (31st) 4:13 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 31AugustFriday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (1st) 3:58 AM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:56 AM - 12:33 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 10:55 AM - 1:22 PM Durmuhurtam: 12:33 PM - 1:22 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
This calendar of festivals and important days has been prepared based on the rules given in Hindu scriptures like Nirnaya Sindhu, Dharma Sindhu, etc. It has been created for the benefit of all followers of Hinduism worldwide. If you find any mistake in this calendar regarding any festival or any important day, or if any festival related to your region is not included, please inform me by emailing admin@onlinejyotish.com. Thank you for your cooperation.
Glossary: Understanding Hindu Calendar Terms
These terms help explain why a festival date may differ from a printed calendar or a nearby temple:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tithi | A lunar day. It is the time taken by the Moon to move 12 degrees away from the Sun. |
| Nakshatra | One of the 27 divisions along the Moon’s path. Some festivals and Vratas require a particular Nakshatra. |
| Purnimant / Amavasyant | Purnimant months end on Full Moon (North India). Amavasyant months end on No Moon (South India). |
| Smarta vs Vaishnava | Smarta and Vaishnava observances can fall on different dates because their sunrise and Tithi-purity rules are not identical. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Festival dates depend on location, sunrise, the duration of the Tithi, and the rule used for that observance. A temple may also follow a regional Panchanga, a traditional school, or its own established custom. A different date does not automatically mean that either calendar is wrong.
Smarta and Vaishnava traditions apply different sunrise and Dashami-overlap rules. This can place the fast on consecutive dates. Follow the tradition observed by your family, Guru, or temple.
An eclipse can affect worship, fasting, temple schedules, and Sutak observance. The effect depends on visibility at the selected location and on the tradition being followed, so local guidance may still be necessary.
How the dates are prepared: Astronomical positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Festival-selection rules are maintained from traditional Panchanga references under the guidance of Sri Santhosh Kumar Sharma. Regional and sectarian practice can still differ.
City · Year
Chennai
1973 · August
Asia/Kolkata
