The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2048 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1970 (Vibhava) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2048
Shaka Samvat 1970 (Vibhava)
Chaitra (Adhik) – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2048
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Yugadi (Kannada New Year)
Tithi 10:42 AM, Apr 13 – 12:27 PM
The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:12 PM, Apr 18 – 12:44 AM, Apr 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 4:09 AM, Apr 22 – 5:10 AM, Apr 23
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Karaga
Tithi 8:08 PM, Apr 27 – 4:45 PM, Apr 28
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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.