The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2020 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1942 (Sharvari) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2020
Shaka Samvat 1942 (Sharvari)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 2020
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 7:02 PM, Dec 15 – 4:51 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:03 PM, Dec 19 – 2:50 PM, Dec 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Champa Shashti
Tithi 2:03 PM, Dec 19 – 2:50 PM, Dec 20
A six-day festival to Lord Khandoba (Martand Bhairav, a form of Shiva) concludes on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi, worshipped by farmers and warriors.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 2:03 PM, Dec 19 – 2:50 PM, Dec 20
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 11:17 PM, Dec 24 – 1:56 AM, Dec 26
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Dattatreya Jayanti
Tithi 6:35 AM, Dec 28 – 7:54 AM, Dec 29
The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima.
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.