The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1956 opens in November during Shaka Samvat 1878 (Durmukha) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1956
Shaka Samvat 1878 (Durmukha)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1956
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Naraka Chaturdashi
Tithi 12:23 AM, Nov 1 – 10:59 PM, Nov 1
The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura.
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Balipadyami (Deepavali)
Tithi 10:11 PM, Nov 2 – 9:46 PM, Nov 3
The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali.
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Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
Tithi 1:48 PM, Nov 13 – 2:43 PM, Nov 14
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi.
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Kartika Purnima
Tithi 1:53 PM, Nov 17 – 12:15 PM, Nov 18
The Kartika full moon, lit with lamps.
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.