The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2018 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2018
Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2018
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Mahalaya Amavasya
Tithi 1:59 PM, Oct 7 – 11:31 AM, Oct 8
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 9:03 AM, Oct 9 – 7:25 AM, Oct 10
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Ayudha Puja / Mahanavami
Tithi 12:50 PM, Oct 17 – 3:29 PM, Oct 18
The worship of weapons and tools on Mahanavami.
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Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tithi 3:31 PM, Oct 18 – 5:59 PM, Oct 19
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.