The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2056 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1977 (Yuva) · Shaka Samvat 1978 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2056
Shaka Samvat 1977 (Yuva) · Shaka Samvat 1978 (Dhata)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2056
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Kamana Habba (Holi)
Tithi 11:28 AM, Feb 29 – 8:57 AM, Mar 1
The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Yugadi (Kannada New Year)
Tithi 12:18 PM, Mar 16 – 2:24 PM
The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:09 AM, Mar 22 – 2:28 AM, Mar 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 5:16 AM, Mar 25 – 6:00 AM, Mar 26
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Karaga
Tithi 7:38 PM, Mar 30 – 3:56 PM, Mar 31
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.