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 February during Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu) of the Hindu calendar.
February 2004
Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu)
Magha – Phalguna
Festivals & Vrats in February 2004
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:10 AM, Feb 1 – 8:50 AM, Feb 2
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:03 AM, Feb 3 – 12:35 PM, Feb 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 12:43 PM, Feb 4 – 1:42 PM, Feb 5
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:49 PM, Feb 5 – 2:18 PM, Feb 6
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 1:49 PM, Feb 5 – 2:18 PM, Feb 6
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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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:49 PM, Feb 5 – 2:18 PM, Feb 6
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:49 PM, Feb 5 – 2:18 PM, Feb 6
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 1:28 PM, Feb 9 – 12:25 PM, Feb 10
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:04 AM, Feb 13 – 6:11 AM, Feb 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:50 AM, Feb 16 – 11:29 PM, Feb 16
Kept for victory over hardship and foes, as Lord Rama did before crossing to Lanka.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 9:02 PM, Feb 17 – 6:41 PM, Feb 18
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, a night vigil and Rudrabhishek.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:02 PM, Feb 17 – 6:41 PM, Feb 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Feb 19 – 2:46 PM, Feb 20
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Feb 19 – 2:46 PM, Feb 20
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 4:30 PM, Feb 19 – 2:46 PM, Feb 20
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 2:39 PM, Feb 20 – 1:27 PM, Feb 21
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 12:34 PM, Feb 23 – 1:30 PM, Feb 24
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:53 PM, Feb 25 – 5:02 PM, Feb 26
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:34 PM, Feb 27 – 10:13 PM, Feb 28
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
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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