The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1949 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1870 (Sarvadhari) · Shaka Samvat 1871 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1949
Shaka Samvat 1870 (Sarvadhari) · Shaka Samvat 1871 (Virodhi)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1949
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:13 PM, Mar 5 – 4:55 PM, Mar 6
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Kamana Habba (Holi)
Tithi 4:22 AM, Mar 14 – 12:34 AM, Mar 15
The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Yugadi (Kannada New Year)
Tithi 8:41 PM, Mar 29 – 11:15 PM
The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella.
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.