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 2003 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1924 (Chitrabhanu) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2003
Shaka Samvat 1924 (Chitrabhanu)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2003
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Jan 1 – 3:31 AM, Jan 2
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jan 2 – 1:45 AM, Jan 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jan 2 – 1:45 AM, Jan 3
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 3:37 AM, Jan 2 – 1:45 AM, Jan 3
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 1:52 AM, Jan 3 – 12:24 AM, Jan 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:31 PM, Jan 5 – 11:54 PM, Jan 6
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:16 AM, Jan 8 – 2:57 AM, Jan 9
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:27 AM, Jan 10 – 7:59 AM, Jan 11
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 10:48 AM, Jan 12 – 1:06 PM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 1:13 PM, Jan 13 – 3:03 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 1:13 PM, Jan 13 – 3:03 PM, Jan 14
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:13 PM, Jan 13 – 3:03 PM, Jan 14
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:13 PM, Jan 13 – 3:03 PM, Jan 14
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:29 PM, Jan 15 – 5:03 PM, Jan 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:04 PM, Jan 17 – 4:20 PM, Jan 18
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:04 PM, Jan 17 – 4:20 PM, Jan 18
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 5:04 PM, Jan 17 – 4:20 PM, Jan 18
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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Thaipusam
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jan 18 – 3:07 PM, Jan 19
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jan 18 – 3:07 PM, Jan 19
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:03 AM, Jan 25 – 1:02 AM, Jan 26
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:29 PM, Jan 27 – 7:55 PM, Jan 28
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:34 PM, Jan 29 – 5:28 PM, Jan 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:27 PM, Jan 30 – 4:41 PM, Jan 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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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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