The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1982 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1982
Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1982
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 2:07 AM, Aug 4 – 4:11 AM, Aug 5
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 5:24 AM, Aug 12 – 3:58 AM, Aug 13
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 3:16 AM, Aug 21 – 1:20 AM, Aug 22
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Tithi 1:34 AM, Aug 22 – 12:22 AM, Aug 23
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 12:35 AM, Aug 23 – 12:10 AM, Aug 24
The seven sages are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:23 AM, Aug 24 – 12:47 AM, Aug 25
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.