The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2044 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1966 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2044
Shaka Samvat 1966 (Raktaksha)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2044
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:08 AM, Apr 3 – 12:35 AM, Apr 4
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 8:13 PM, Apr 5 – 6:24 PM, Apr 6
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Karaga
Tithi 2:38 PM, Apr 11 – 3:07 PM, Apr 12
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 6:50 PM, Apr 29 – 3:31 PM, Apr 30
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year.
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Basava Jayanti
Tithi 6:50 PM, Apr 29 – 3:31 PM
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.