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 2014
Festival and vrata dates for Chennai in August 2014:
- Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 1 August 2014.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Saturday, 2 August 2014.
- Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 2 August 2014.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Saturday, 2 August 2014.
- Bhanu Saptami✓ — Sunday, 3 August 2014.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 4 August 2014.
- Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 4 August 2014.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 5 August 2014.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 5 August 2014.
- Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 August 2014.
- Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Thursday, 7 August 2014.
- Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 8 August 2014.
- Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 8 August 2014.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 8 August 2014.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 8 August 2014.
- Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 8 August 2014.
- Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 9 August 2014.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Sunday, 10 August 2014.
- Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ — Sunday, 10 August 2014.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Sunday, 10 August 2014.
- Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 10 August 2014.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Sunday, 10 August 2014.
- Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 10 August 2014. — A beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Sunday, 10 August 2014.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 11 August 2014.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 11 August 2014.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 12 August 2014.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Wednesday, 13 August 2014.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 16 August 2014.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 17 August 2014.
- Simha Sankramana (06:16 AM) — Sunday, 17 August 2014.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 17 August 2014. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Kalashtami✓ — Sunday, 17 August 2014.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 18 August 2014.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 18 August 2014.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 18 August 2014.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Monday, 18 August 2014.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 19 August 2014.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 19 August 2014.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Thursday, 21 August 2014.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 22 August 2014.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 23 August 2014.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Saturday, 23 August 2014.
- Shani Trayodashi✓ — Saturday, 23 August 2014.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 24 August 2014.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 24 August 2014.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Monday, 25 August 2014.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Monday, 25 August 2014.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Monday, 25 August 2014.
- Somavati Amavasya✓ — Monday, 25 August 2014.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Tuesday, 26 August 2014.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Wednesday, 27 August 2014.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Thursday, 28 August 2014.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Thursday, 28 August 2014.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Thursday, 28 August 2014.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Thursday, 28 August 2014.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Thursday, 28 August 2014.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 28 August 2014.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:57 AM — Friday, 29 August 2014. — 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, 29 August 2014.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 30 August 2014.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 31 August 2014.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Sunday, 31 August 2014.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Sunday, 31 August 2014.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Sunday, 31 August 2014.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Sunday, 31 August 2014.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 31 August 2014.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Sunday, 31 August 2014.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
August 2014
| 01AugustFriday | Shukla Panchami (till 3:46 PM) 🔔Naga Panchami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 02AugustSaturday | Shukla Shashthi (till 5:16 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Surya Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 03AugustSunday | Shukla Saptami (till 6:09 PM) 🔔Bhanu Saptami✓ Completed |
| 04AugustMonday | Shukla Ashtami (till 6:17 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Masik Durgashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 05AugustTuesday | Shukla Navami (till 5:35 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06AugustWednesday | Shukla Dashami (till 4:04 PM) 🔔Dadhi Vratarambham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 07AugustThursday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 1:47 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Pavitropana Ekadashi (Shravana Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 08 August 2014 05:59 AM - 07:12 AM✓ Completed |
| 08AugustFriday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 10:50 AM) 🔔Damodara Dwadashi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Pavitraropanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 08 August 2014 05:59 AM - Saturday, 09 August 2014 07:23 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 09 August 2014 07:23 AM 🔔Varalakshmi Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 09AugustSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 7:23 AM) 🔔Shukla Chaturdashi Shiva Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10AugustSunday | Shukla Purnima (till 11:39 PM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Yajurvedi Upakarma (Taittiriya)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Hayagriva Utpatti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Maasa) — Bhadra ends: 13:38✓ CompletedA beautiful festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, where a sister ties a sacred thread (rakhi) on her brother's wrist. 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 11AugustMonday | Krishna Pratipada (till 7:44 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 12AugustTuesday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 4:02 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 13AugustWednesday | Krishna Tritiya (till 12:44 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:45 PM✓ Completed |
| 16AugustSaturday | Krishna Shashthi (till 6:30 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 17AugustSunday | Krishna Ashtami (till (18th) 6:06 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Simha Sankramana (06:16 AM) — Punyakala: 06:00 AM - 06:16 AM✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ CompletedCelebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed |
| 18AugustMonday | Krishna Ashtami (till 6:06 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 19AugustTuesday | Krishna Navami (till 6:57 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 21AugustThursday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 10:16 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 22 August 2014 06:00 AM - 07:37 AM✓ Completed |
| 22AugustFriday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 12:26 PM) 🔔Bhrigu Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 23AugustSaturday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 2:49 PM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Saturday, 23 August 2014 06:00 AM - Sunday, 24 August 2014 06:00 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Sunday, 24 August 2014 06:00 AM 🔔Shani Trayodashi✓ Completed |
| 24AugustSunday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 5:16 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 25AugustMonday | Amavasya (till 7:42 PM) 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Somavati Amavasya✓ Completed |
| 26AugustTuesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 10:04 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 27AugustWednesday | Shukla Dvitiya (till (28th) 12:15 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 28AugustThursday | Shukla Tritiya (till (29th) 2:10 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 29AugustFriday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (30th) 3:42 AM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 10:57 AM - 12:34 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 10:56 AM - 1:23 PM Durmuhurtam: 12:34 PM - 1:23 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 30AugustSaturday | Shukla Panchami (till (31st) 4:46 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 31AugustSunday | Shukla Shashthi (till (1st) 5:14 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ 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
2014 · August
Asia/Kolkata
