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Kannada Calendar

The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Kannada 1948 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1870 (Sarvadhari) of the Hindu calendar.

October 1948

Shaka Samvat 1870 (Sarvadhari)

Ashwina – Kartika

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Festivals & Vrats in October 1948

  • Mahalaya Amavasya

    Saturday, 2 October 1948 Amavasya

    Tithi 4:41 AM, Oct 2 – 1:08 AM, Oct 3

    The new moon closing Pitru Paksha.

    Gallery →

  • Sharad Navratri

    Sunday, 3 October 1948 Pratipada

    Tithi 1:11 AM, Oct 3 – 9:51 PM, Oct 3

    The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.

    Vrat Vidhi → Gallery →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 7 October 1948 Panchami

    Tithi 2:13 PM, Oct 7 – 2:17 PM, Oct 8

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

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  • Ayudha Puja / Mahanavami

    Monday, 11 October 1948 Navami

    Tithi 4:22 PM, Oct 10 – 6:20 PM, Oct 11

    The worship of weapons and tools on Mahanavami.

  • Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja

    Tuesday, 12 October 1948 Dashami

    Tithi 6:21 PM, Oct 11 – 8:39 PM, Oct 12

    Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.

    Puja Vidhi →

  • Naraka Chaturdashi

    Sunday, 31 October 1948 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 4:55 PM, Oct 30 – 2:07 PM, Oct 31

    The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura.

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 Calendar

The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.