The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
April 1966
Shaka Samvat 1888 (Parabhava)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1966
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Karaga
Tithi 7:55 PM, Apr 4 – 4:40 PM, Apr 5
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 3:05 AM, Apr 23 – 3:06 AM, Apr 24
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year.
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Basava Jayanti
Tithi 3:05 AM – 3:06 AM, Apr 24
The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:25 AM, Apr 26 – 12:10 AM, Apr 27
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.