The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2012 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1934 (Nandana) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2012
Shaka Samvat 1934 (Nandana)
Shravana – Bhadrapada – Bhadrapada (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in August 2012
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:08 AM, Aug 9 – 1:41 PM, Aug 10
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:43 PM, Aug 22 – 10:34 AM, Aug 23
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.