The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2017 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2017
Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2017
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:46 PM, Apr 1 – 3:14 PM, Apr 2
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 12:57 PM, Apr 3 – 11:19 AM, Apr 4
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Karaga
Tithi 10:16 AM, Apr 10 – 11:37 AM, Apr 11
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 2:08 PM, Apr 27 – 10:29 AM, Apr 28
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year.
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Basava Jayanti
Tithi 10:23 AM, Apr 28 – 6:55 AM
The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
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.