The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2055 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1977 (Yuva) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2055
Shaka Samvat 1977 (Yuva)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2055
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 2:44 PM, Aug 5 – 3:22 PM, Aug 6
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 3:20 PM, Aug 6 – 4:25 PM, Aug 7
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 7:21 AM, Aug 15 – 8:37 AM, Aug 16
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Gowri Habba
Tithi 4:54 PM, Aug 24 – 1:27 PM, Aug 25
Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi.
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Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Tithi 1:23 PM, Aug 25 – 10:12 AM, Aug 26
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 1:23 PM, Aug 25 – 10:12 AM, Aug 26
The seven sages are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:16 AM, Aug 27 – 4:47 AM, Aug 28
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.