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 September during Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2017
Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2017
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Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 12:24 PM, Sep 4 – 12:42 PM, Sep 5
The worship of Ananta (Vishnu) on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Mahalaya Amavasya
Tithi 1:02 PM, Sep 18 – 11:51 AM, Sep 19
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 10:49 AM, Sep 20 – 10:34 AM, Sep 21
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:24 PM, Sep 25 – 4:39 PM, Sep 26
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ayudha Puja / Mahanavami
Tithi 9:37 PM, Sep 28 – 11:55 PM, Sep 29
The worship of weapons and tools on Mahanavami.
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Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tithi 11:51 PM, Sep 29 – 1:45 AM, Oct 1
Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.
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.