The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2046 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1968 (Kshaya) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2046
Shaka Samvat 1968 (Kshaya)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2046
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Naga Panchami
Tithi 3:23 AM, Aug 6 – 12:21 AM, Aug 7
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:27 AM, Aug 7 – 9:45 PM, Aug 7
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 5:54 PM, Aug 9 – 4:44 PM, Aug 10
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 6:36 PM, Aug 15 – 8:16 PM, Aug 16
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:41 AM, Aug 24 – 12:33 PM, Aug 25
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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.