The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Telugu Panchangam 1983 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1983
Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi)
Pushyamu – Maghamu
Festivals & Vrats in January 1983
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:42 PM, Jan 5 – 9:17 PM, Jan 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:53 PM, Jan 8 – 12:29 AM, Jan 10
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:45 AM, Jan 11 – 5:08 AM, Jan 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:14 AM, Jan 12 – 7:50 AM, Jan 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 5:10 AM, Jan 12 – 7:53 AM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:53 AM, Jan 13 – 10:37 AM, Jan 14
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 7:53 AM, Jan 13 – 10:37 AM, Jan 14
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 7:53 AM, Jan 13 – 10:37 AM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:53 AM, Jan 13 – 10:37 AM, Jan 14
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:15 PM, Jan 17 – 8:14 PM, Jan 18
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 8:14 PM, Jan 18 – 9:49 PM, Jan 19
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:46 PM, Jan 19 – 10:51 PM, Jan 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 10:47 PM, Jan 20 – 11:16 PM, Jan 21
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:47 PM, Jan 20 – 11:16 PM, Jan 21
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 11:09 PM, Jan 21 – 10:58 PM, Jan 22
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:09 PM, Jan 21 – 10:58 PM, Jan 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:07 PM, Jan 24 – 5:43 PM, Jan 25
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:50 PM, Jan 26 – 11:21 AM, Jan 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Jan 28 – 3:56 AM, Jan 29
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Jan 28 – 3:56 AM, Jan 29
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Jan 28 – 3:56 AM, Jan 29
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:56 AM, Jan 29 – 12:10 AM, Jan 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:33 PM, Jan 31 – 3:09 PM, Feb 1
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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About the Telugu Panchangam
The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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