Festivals - Bahula Chaturthi
Bahula Chaturthi
Thursday, 22 August 2024
This festival is celebrated on Chandrodaya Kalik Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Chaturthi. There are two Chaturthi in every lunar month. The Chaturthi of Krishna Paksha which comes after full moon is called Sankashti Chaturthi and the Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha which comes after Amavasya is called Vinayaka Chaturthi. Although all the Sankashti Chaturthi that comes throughout the year are important, but Sakat Chauth, Vakratund Sankashti Chaturthi and Bahula Chaturthi have different importance. On the day of Bahula Chaturthi, the cow and Lord Krishna are worshiped. By observing this fast, a person gets a child. Those who have children, they keep the fast of Bahula Chaturthi to protect them.
All the gods reside in Cow. Brahma in the middle of the cow's horns, Shankar on the forehead, Ashwini and Kumar, in the ears, the Moon and the Sun in the eyes, Parvati in the neck, the Sadhya deity in the abdomen, the constellations in the back, the sky in the Kakud, the four seas in the udders and Laxmi ji is believed to reside in cow dung. All the devotees abstain themselves from consuming any kind of milk or milk product considering that only calves possess the right to have cow milk.
The story of the worship of the cow and its calf on this day is related to the Dwapar era. Lord Krishna had great love for a cow named Bahula. One day Shri Krishna took his test. He approached Bahula in the form of a lion. Then Bahula requested that her calf is hungry, after feeding her milk, she will come back to be his food. On this the lion let her go. Bahula gave milk to her calf and came back to the lion. Seeing her devotion and integrity, Shri Krishna came in real form and blessed that whoever worships you on the day of Bhadrapada Chaturthi in the form of a cow, will get the happiness of wealth and children.
Bahula Chaturthi (1950 to 2050)
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Thursday, 31 August 1950 |
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Monday, 20 August 1951 |
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Friday, 08 August 1952 |
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Thursday, 27 August 1953 |
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Tuesday, 17 August 1954 |
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Saturday, 25 August 1956 |
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Wednesday, 14 August 1957 |
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Friday, 21 August 1959 |
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Wednesday, 10 August 1960 |
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Tuesday, 29 August 1961 |
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Saturday, 18 August 1962 |
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Thursday, 08 August 1963 |
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Wednesday, 26 August 1964 |
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Sunday, 15 August 1965 |
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Saturday, 03 September 1966 |
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Wednesday, 23 August 1967 |
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Sunday, 11 August 1968 |
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Saturday, 30 August 1969 |
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Thursday, 20 August 1970 |
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Monday, 09 August 1971 |
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Sunday, 27 August 1972 |
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Friday, 17 August 1973 |
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Tuesday, 06 August 1974 |
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Monday, 25 August 1975 |
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Friday, 13 August 1976 |
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Thursday, 01 September 1977 |
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Sunday, 20 August 1978 |
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Saturday, 11 August 1979 |
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Friday, 29 August 1980 |
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Tuesday, 18 August 1981 |
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Sunday, 08 August 1982 |
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Saturday, 27 August 1983 |
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Wednesday, 15 August 1984 |
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Monday, 02 September 1985 |
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Friday, 22 August 1986 |
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Wednesday, 12 August 1987 |
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Tuesday, 30 August 1988 |
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Sunday, 20 August 1989 |
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Thursday, 09 August 1990 |
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Wednesday, 28 August 1991 |
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Monday, 17 August 1992 |
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Friday, 06 August 1993 |
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Wednesday, 24 August 1994 |
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Sunday, 13 August 1995 |
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Saturday, 31 August 1996 |
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Thursday, 21 August 1997 |
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Tuesday, 11 August 1998 |
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Monday, 30 August 1999 |
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Friday, 18 August 2000 |
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Tuesday, 07 August 2001 |
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Monday, 26 August 2002 |
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Friday, 15 August 2003 |
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Thursday, 02 September 2004 |
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Monday, 22 August 2005 |
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Friday, 11 August 2006 |
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Thursday, 30 August 2007 |
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 |
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 |
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011 |
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Sunday, 05 August 2012 |
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Saturday, 24 August 2013 |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014 |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2015 |
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Saturday, 20 August 2016 |
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Friday, 11 August 2017 |
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Thursday, 30 August 2018 |
2019 |
Monday, 19 August 2019 |
2020 |
Friday, 07 August 2020 |
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021 |
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Monday, 15 August 2022 |
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Sunday, 03 September 2023 |
2024 |
Thursday, 22 August 2024 |
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Tuesday, 12 August 2025 |
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Monday, 31 August 2026 |
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Friday, 20 August 2027 |
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Tuesday, 08 August 2028 |
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Monday, 27 August 2029 |
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Friday, 16 August 2030 |
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Wednesday, 06 August 2031 |
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Monday, 23 August 2032 |
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Saturday, 13 August 2033 |
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Friday, 01 September 2034 |
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Wednesday, 22 August 2035 |
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Sunday, 10 August 2036 |
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Saturday, 29 August 2037 |
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Wednesday, 18 August 2038 |
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Sunday, 07 August 2039 |
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Saturday, 25 August 2040 |
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Wednesday, 14 August 2041 |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2042 |
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Sunday, 23 August 2043 |
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Friday, 12 August 2044 |
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Thursday, 31 August 2045 |
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Monday, 20 August 2046 |
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Friday, 09 August 2047 |
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Wednesday, 26 August 2048 |
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Monday, 16 August 2049 |
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Saturday, 06 August 2050 |