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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 1979 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.

October 1979

Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi)

Ashwina – Kartika

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Festivals & Vrats in October 1979

  • Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja

    Monday, 1 October 1979 Dashami

    Tithi 7:33 PM, Sep 30 – 5:19 PM, Oct 1

    Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.

    Puja Vidhi →

  • Naraka Chaturdashi

    Saturday, 20 October 1979 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:13 AM, Oct 20 – 8:06 AM, Oct 21

    The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura.

  • Balipadyami (Deepavali)

    Sunday, 21 October 1979 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:25 AM, Oct 20 – 7:53 AM, Oct 21

    The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 26 October 1979 Panchami

    Tithi 9:41 AM, Oct 26 – 8:39 AM, Oct 27

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)

    Wednesday, 31 October 1979 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:20 AM, Oct 31 – 10:45 PM, Oct 31

    The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi → Gallery →

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.