| August 1956 | |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| | | | 1 Krishna Navami Krittika Masik Karthigai | 2 Krishna Dasami Rohini Aadi Perukku, Kamika Ekadashi, Rohini Vrat | 3 Krishna Ekadasi Mrigashirsha Gauna Kamika Ekadashi, Vaishnava Kamika Ekadashi | 4 Krishna Trayodasi Ardra Sawan Shivaratri, Shani Trayodashi |
5 Krishna Chaturdashi Punarvasu | 6 Krishna Amavasya Pushya Aadi Amavasai, Hariyali Amavasya, Shravan Somwar Vrat *North, Shravana Amavasya, Somvati Amavas | 7 Sukla Prathama Ashlesha Mangala Gauri Vrat | 8 Sukla Dwitiya Purva Phalguni Chandra Darshan | 9 Sukla Tritiya Uttra Phalguni Hariyali Teej, Vinayaka Chaturthi | 10 Sukla Panchami Hasta Nag Panchami | 11 Sukla Shashthi Chitra Kalki Jayanti, Skanda Sashti |
12 Sukla Saptami Swati Tulsidas Jayanti | 13 Sukla Ashtami Vishakha Masik Durgashtami, Shravan Somwar Vrat | 14 Sukla Navami Anuradha Mangala Gauri Vrat | 15 Sukla Dasami Jyeshtha Independence Day | 16 Sukla Dasami Jyeshtha Malayalam New Year, Simha Sankranti | 17 Sukla Ekadasi Mula Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, Varalakshmi Vrat | 18 Sukla Dvadasi Purva Ashadha Shani Trayodashi |
19 Sukla Trayodasi Uttra Ashadha | 20 Sukla Chaturdashi Shravana Onam, Rigveda Upakarma, Shravan Somwar Vrat | 21 Sukla Poornima Dhanishtha Gayatri Jayanti, Hayagriva Jayanti, Mangala Gauri Vrat, Narali Purnima, Purnima Upavas, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Sanskrit Diwas, Shravana Purnima, Yajurveda Upakarma | 22 Krishna Prathama Shatabhisha Gayathri Japam | 23 Krishna Dwitiya Purva Bhadrapada | 24 Krishna Tritiya Uttra Bhadrapada Kajari Teej | 25 Krishna Chaturthi Revati Bol Choth *Gujarat, Sangada Hara Chathurti *Tamil, Sankashti Chaturthi |
26 Krishna Panchami Aswini Nag Pancham *Gujarat | 27 Krishna Shashthi Bharani Balarama Jayanti, Randhan Chhath *Gujarat | 28 Krishna Saptami Krittika Ashtami Rohini, Shitala Satam *Gujarat | 29 Krishna Ashtami Rohini Kalashtami, Krishna Janmashtami, Rohini Vrat | 30 Krishna Navami Mrigashirsha Dahi Handi | 31 Krishna Dasami Ardra | |