Hindu Festivals in August 2025

There are 5 Hindu festivals in August 2025, including Raksha Bandhan on Saturday, August 9, Independence Day on Friday, August 15, and Krishna Janmashtami on Friday, August 15. Dates are worked out for Ujjain from the tithi at the right time of day, so a festival can fall a day apart in other places.

Festivals in August 2025

Times for Ujjain

Date	Festival
Sat, Aug 9	Raksha Bandhan Celebration of the bond between brothers and sisters
Fri, Aug 15	Independence Day Commemorates India's independence from British rule
Fri, Aug 15	Krishna Janmashtami Celebration of Lord Krishna's birthday
Wed, Aug 27	Ganesh Chaturthi Festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha
Sun, Aug 31	Radha Ashtami Birth anniversary of Goddess Radha, fifteen days after Krishna Janmashtami

Vrats and fasting days in August 2025

Date	Vrat
Tue, Aug 5	Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
Wed, Aug 6	Budha Pradosh Vrat
Sat, Aug 9	Shravana Purnima
Tue, Aug 12	Heramba Sankashti
Tue, Aug 19	Aja Ekadashi
Wed, Aug 20	Budha Pradosh Vrat
Thu, Aug 21	Masik Shivaratri
Sat, Aug 23	Bhadrapada Amavasya
Wed, Aug 27	Ganesh Chaturthi