The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2049 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1971 (Shukla) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2049
Shaka Samvat 1971 (Shukla)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2049
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Ayudha Puja / Mahanavami
Tithi 2:08 AM, Oct 5 – 11:58 PM, Oct 5
The worship of weapons and tools on Mahanavami.
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Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tithi 11:53 PM, Oct 5 – 9:24 PM, Oct 6
Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.
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Naraka Chaturdashi
Tithi 9:42 PM, Oct 24 – 10:05 PM, Oct 25
The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura.
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Balipadyami (Deepavali)
Tithi 9:47 PM, Oct 26 – 9:08 PM, Oct 27
The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:03 PM, Oct 31 – 1:01 PM, Nov 1
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.