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 2004 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1926 (Tarana) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2004
Shaka Samvat 1926 (Tarana)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 2004
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 3:52 PM, Dec 3 – 5:42 PM, Dec 4
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:18 PM, Dec 7 – 6:11 PM, Dec 8
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:20 PM, Dec 9 – 1:38 PM, Dec 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:46 PM, Dec 10 – 10:29 AM, Dec 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:29 AM, Dec 11 – 6:59 AM, Dec 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:29 AM, Dec 11 – 6:59 AM, Dec 12
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 10:29 AM, Dec 11 – 6:59 AM, Dec 12
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 6:59 AM, Dec 12 – 3:20 AM, Dec 13
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 7:55 PM, Dec 14 – 4:43 PM, Dec 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 4:38 PM, Dec 15 – 2:01 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:50 PM, Dec 16 – 11:56 AM, Dec 17
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Champa Shashti
Tithi 1:50 PM, Dec 16 – 11:56 AM, Dec 17
A six-day festival to Lord Khandoba (Martand Bhairav, a form of Shiva) concludes on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi, worshipped by farmers and warriors.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 1:50 PM, Dec 16 – 11:56 AM, Dec 17
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:17 AM, Dec 18 – 9:55 AM, Dec 19
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 10:36 AM, Dec 21 – 12:03 PM, Dec 22
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Dec 21 – 12:03 PM, Dec 22
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:44 PM, Dec 23 – 3:51 PM, Dec 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:09 PM, Dec 25 – 8:35 PM, Dec 26
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:09 PM, Dec 25 – 8:35 PM, Dec 26
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 6:09 PM, Dec 25 – 8:35 PM, Dec 26
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:36 PM, Dec 26 – 11:06 PM, Dec 27
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 4:07 AM, Dec 30 – 6:31 AM, Dec 31
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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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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