Kannada
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 2017 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2017

Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi)

Shravana – Bhadrapada

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2017

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 4 August 2017 Dwadashi

    Tithi 4:38 PM, Aug 3 – 6:54 PM, Aug 4

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

    Puja Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Monday, 7 August 2017 Purnima

    Tithi 10:29 PM, Aug 6 – 11:47 PM, Aug 7

    Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.

  • Sri Krishna Janmashtami

    Tuesday, 15 August 2017 Ashtami

    Tithi 7:47 PM, Aug 14 – 5:42 PM, Aug 15

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

    Vrat Vidhi → Gallery →

  • Gowri Habba

    Thursday, 24 August 2017 Tritiya

    Tithi 9:00 PM, Aug 23 – 8:19 PM, Aug 24

    Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.

  • Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata

    Friday, 25 August 2017 Chaturthi

    Tithi 8:23 PM, Aug 24 – 8:24 PM, Aug 25

    The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.

  • Rishi Panchami Vrat

    Saturday, 26 August 2017 Panchami

    Tithi 8:28 PM, Aug 25 – 9:10 PM, Aug 26

    The seven sages are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.

    Vrat Food →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 27 August 2017 Shashthi

    Tithi 9:15 PM, Aug 26 – 10:33 PM, Aug 27

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

    Vrat Food →

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.