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 2002 opens in September during Shaka Samvat 1924 (Chitrabhanu) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2002
Shaka Samvat 1924 (Chitrabhanu)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2002
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:02 PM, Sep 2 – 8:01 PM, Sep 3
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:03 PM, Sep 4 – 3:24 PM, Sep 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:28 PM, Sep 5 – 12:13 PM, Sep 6
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:18 PM, Sep 6 – 8:40 AM, Sep 7
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 12:18 PM, Sep 6 – 8:40 AM, Sep 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:18 PM, Sep 6 – 8:40 AM, Sep 7
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:18 PM, Sep 6 – 8:40 AM, Sep 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 1:14 AM, Sep 9 – 9:37 PM, Sep 9
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:14 AM, Sep 9 – 9:37 PM, Sep 9
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 9:40 PM, Sep 9 – 6:25 PM, Sep 10
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:39 PM, Sep 11 – 1:36 PM, Sep 12
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 6:25 PM, Sep 10 – 3:43 PM, Sep 11
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 3:39 PM, Sep 11 – 1:36 PM, Sep 12
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:56 AM, Sep 13 – 11:16 AM, Sep 14
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:20 AM, Sep 16 – 12:20 PM, Sep 17
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:35 PM, Sep 18 – 3:18 PM, Sep 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 3:16 PM, Sep 19 – 5:15 PM, Sep 20
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:15 PM, Sep 20 – 7:27 PM, Sep 21
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:15 PM, Sep 20 – 7:27 PM, Sep 21
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 5:15 PM, Sep 20 – 7:27 PM, Sep 21
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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 7:28 PM, Sep 21 – 9:51 PM, Sep 22
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:28 PM, Sep 21 – 9:51 PM, Sep 22
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:55 AM, Sep 25 – 5:25 AM, Sep 26
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:33 AM, Sep 29 – 10:37 AM, Sep 30
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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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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