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 2044 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1966 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2044
Shaka Samvat 1966 (Raktaksha)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2044
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:30 AM, Jul 31 – 11:47 AM, Aug 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:34 PM, Aug 3 – 5:55 PM, Aug 4
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 5:56 PM, Aug 4 – 8:21 PM, Aug 5
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:21 PM, Aug 5 – 10:43 PM, Aug 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 12:50 AM, Aug 8 – 2:49 AM, Aug 9
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 12:50 AM, Aug 8 – 2:49 AM, Aug 9
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 12:50 AM, Aug 8 – 2:49 AM, Aug 9
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:50 AM, Aug 8 – 2:49 AM, Aug 9
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 12:50 AM, Aug 8 – 2:49 AM, Aug 9
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 2:44 AM, Aug 9 – 4:25 AM, Aug 10
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 6:27 AM, Aug 12 – 6:31 AM, Aug 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 4:22 AM, Aug 16 – 2:50 AM, Aug 17
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:49 PM, Aug 18 – 6:56 PM, Aug 19
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:46 PM, Aug 20 – 12:35 PM, Aug 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 21 – 9:29 AM, Aug 22
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:21 AM, Aug 22 – 6:36 AM, Aug 23
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 9:21 AM, Aug 22 – 6:36 AM, Aug 23
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 9:21 AM, Aug 22 – 6:36 AM, Aug 23
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:21 AM, Aug 22 – 6:36 AM, Aug 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 2:00 AM, Aug 25 – 12:20 AM, Aug 26
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:00 AM, Aug 25 – 12:20 AM, Aug 26
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 12:32 AM, Aug 26 – 11:36 PM, Aug 26
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 11:47 PM, Aug 26 – 11:35 PM, Aug 27
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 11:46 PM, Aug 27 – 12:19 AM, Aug 29
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:46 PM, Aug 27 – 12:19 AM, Aug 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:54 AM, Aug 30 – 3:39 AM, Aug 31
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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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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