Kannada
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 1953 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana) · Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya) of the Hindu calendar.

March 1953

Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana) · Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya)

Phalguna – Chaitra

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Festivals & Vrats in March 1953

  • Yugadi (Kannada New Year)

    Monday, 16 March 1953 Pratipada

    Tithi 4:32 PM, Mar 15 – 12:52 PM

    The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 20 March 1953 Shashthi

    Tithi 2:13 AM, Mar 20 – 1:04 AM, Mar 21

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Sri Rama Navami

    Monday, 23 March 1953 Navami

    Tithi 2:10 AM, Mar 23 – 3:31 AM, Mar 24

    The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.

  • Karaga

    Monday, 30 March 1953 Purnima

    Tithi 4:15 PM, Mar 29 – 6:26 PM, Mar 30

    Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.

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.