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.
April 2026
Shaka Samvat 1948 (Parabhava)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2026
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Karaga
Tithi 6:55 AM, Apr 1 – 7:41 AM, Apr 2
Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 2:12 PM, Apr 18 – 10:49 AM, Apr 19
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year.
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Basava Jayanti
Tithi 10:47 AM, Apr 19 – 7:27 AM
The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:19 AM, Apr 22 – 10:41 PM, Apr 22
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 7:50 PM, Apr 29 – 9:09 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Kannada Calendar
When is the Kannada new year?
Yugadi, on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada - the same tithi as Ugadi and Gudi Padwa, in late March or April. Bevu-bella, neem and jaggery taken together, is the day's characteristic offering.
Which era and month scheme are used?
Shalivahana Shaka with Amanta months, so each lunar month closes at the new moon. The samvatsara name from the sixty-year cycle is announced with the panchanga at Yugadi.
Why neem with the jaggery?
Because the year is taken as it comes - bitter and sweet in the same mouthful. It is one of the plainest festival symbols in the tradition and needs no commentary beyond that.
Which festivals are particular to Karnataka?
Yugadi, Mysore Dasara, Varamahalakshmi Vratam, Naga Panchami, Gowri-Ganesha Habba and Kaarthika Deepotsava. The Kannada Panchanga gives the daily reckoning.
Is it the same calendar as the Telugu one?
Very nearly - both are Shalivahana Shaka with Amanta months, so the tithis and the new year coincide. The festivals and their local observances differ, which is what the two pages set out separately.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
