The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1971 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1893 (Virodhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1971
Shaka Samvat 1893 (Virodhakrit)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1971
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Naraka Chaturdashi
Tithi 8:26 AM, Oct 17 – 10:59 AM, Oct 18
The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura.
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Balipadyami (Deepavali)
Tithi 11:00 AM, Oct 18 – 1:29 PM, Oct 19
The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali.
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Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
Tithi 7:49 PM, Oct 29 – 5:11 PM, Oct 30
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi.
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.