The Kannada Panchanga (Shalivahana Shaka, Yugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Kannada Panchanga 1955 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1877 (Manmatha) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1955
Shaka Samvat 1877 (Manmatha)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1955
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Rama Navami
Tithi 12:46 PM, Mar 31 – 11:36 AM, Apr 1
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:37 AM, Apr 2 – 10:14 AM, Apr 3
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:58 AM, Apr 4 – 10:21 AM, Apr 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:53 AM, Apr 6 – 12:04 PM, Apr 7
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:53 AM, Apr 6 – 12:04 PM, Apr 7
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 10:53 AM, Apr 6 – 12:04 PM, Apr 7
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Karaga
Tithi 10:53 AM, Apr 6 – 12:04 PM, Apr 7
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:53 AM, Apr 6 – 12:04 PM, Apr 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:53 AM, Apr 6 – 12:04 PM, Apr 7
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:46 PM, Apr 10 – 8:20 PM, Apr 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:39 AM, Apr 15 – 5:28 AM, Apr 16
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:55 AM, Apr 18 – 5:00 AM, Apr 19
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:17 AM, Apr 20 – 1:06 AM, Apr 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:52 AM, Apr 21 – 10:03 PM, Apr 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:56 PM, Apr 21 – 6:39 PM, Apr 22
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:56 PM, Apr 21 – 6:39 PM, Apr 22
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 9:56 PM, Apr 21 – 6:39 PM, Apr 22
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Apr 22 – 3:06 PM, Apr 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 3:04 PM, Apr 23 – 11:33 AM, Apr 24
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 11:28 AM, Apr 24 – 8:10 AM, Apr 25
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:10 AM, Apr 25 – 5:04 AM, Apr 26
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:22 AM, Apr 27 – 11:58 PM, Apr 27
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:28 PM, Apr 28 – 9:16 PM, Apr 29
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 9:22 PM, Apr 29 – 8:46 PM, Apr 30
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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About the Kannada Panchanga
The Kannada Panchanga (Shalivahana Shaka, Yugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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