The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1966 opens in November during Shaka Samvat 1888 (Parabhava) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1966
Shaka Samvat 1888 (Parabhava)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1966
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Naraka Chaturdashi
Tithi 1:32 AM, Nov 11 – 10:35 PM, Nov 11
The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura.
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Balipadyami (Deepavali)
Tithi 7:53 PM, Nov 12 – 5:32 PM, Nov 13
The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:02 PM, Nov 17 – 3:08 PM, Nov 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
Tithi 12:02 AM, Nov 23 – 2:34 AM, Nov 24
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi.
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Kartika Purnima
Tithi 7:47 AM, Nov 27 – 8:10 AM, Nov 28
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.