The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1996 opens in November during Shaka Samvat 1918 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1996
Shaka Samvat 1918 (Dhata)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1996
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Naraka Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:01 AM, Nov 9 – 10:36 AM, Nov 10
The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura.
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Balipadyami (Deepavali)
Tithi 10:48 AM, Nov 10 – 9:46 AM, Nov 11
The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali.
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Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
Tithi 2:04 PM, Nov 20 – 12:39 PM, Nov 21
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi.
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Kartika Purnima
Tithi 9:43 AM, Nov 24 – 9:39 AM, Nov 25
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.