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 2045 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1967 (Krodhana) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2045
Shaka Samvat 1967 (Krodhana)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2045
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 2:29 AM, Apr 1 – 12:06 AM, Apr 2
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Karaga
Tithi 2:29 AM, Apr 1 – 12:06 AM, Apr 2
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:29 AM, Apr 1 – 12:06 AM, Apr 2
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 2:29 AM, Apr 1 – 12:06 AM, Apr 2
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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:29 AM, Apr 1 – 12:06 AM, Apr 2
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:12 AM, Apr 2 – 10:12 PM, Apr 2
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 8:05 PM, Apr 4 – 7:58 PM, Apr 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:11 AM, Apr 9 – 2:31 AM, Apr 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:53 AM, Apr 12 – 9:55 AM, Apr 13
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:46 AM, Apr 14 – 12:42 PM, Apr 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:50 PM, Apr 15 – 1:08 PM, Apr 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:15 PM, Apr 16 – 12:58 PM, Apr 17
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 1:15 PM, Apr 16 – 12:58 PM, Apr 17
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 1:15 PM, Apr 16 – 12:58 PM, Apr 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:15 PM, Apr 16 – 12:58 PM, Apr 17
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 12:20 PM, Apr 18 – 11:04 AM, Apr 19
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 11:10 AM, Apr 19 – 9:33 AM, Apr 20
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:38 AM, Apr 20 – 7:47 AM, Apr 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:51 AM, Apr 22 – 3:50 AM, Apr 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:45 AM, Apr 24 – 11:39 PM, Apr 24
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 11:38 PM, Apr 24 – 9:32 PM, Apr 25
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:28 PM, Apr 26 – 5:28 PM, Apr 27
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:33 PM, Apr 28 – 1:52 PM, Apr 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 3:33 PM, Apr 28 – 1:52 PM, Apr 29
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:19 PM, Apr 30 – 11:21 AM, May 1
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 12:19 PM, Apr 30 – 11:21 AM, May 1
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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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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