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 1987 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1908 (Kshaya) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1987
Shaka Samvat 1908 (Kshaya)
Pushyamu – Maghamu
Festivals & Vrats in January 1987
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:46 PM, Jan 2 – 7:03 PM, Jan 3
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:04 PM, Jan 4 – 4:03 PM, Jan 5
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:43 PM, Jan 6 – 4:24 PM, Jan 7
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 7:38 PM, Jan 9 – 9:55 PM, Jan 10
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:38 PM, Jan 9 – 9:55 PM, Jan 10
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:38 PM, Jan 9 – 9:55 PM, Jan 10
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:28 AM, Jan 12 – 3:03 AM, Jan 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 3:03 AM, Jan 13 – 5:37 AM, Jan 14
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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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 5:35 AM, Jan 14 – 8:04 AM, Jan 15
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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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:35 AM, Jan 14 – 8:04 AM, Jan 15
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:35 AM, Jan 14 – 8:04 AM, Jan 15
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 5:35 AM, Jan 14 – 8:04 AM, Jan 15
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 5:40 AM, Jan 14 – 8:00 AM, Jan 15
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 8:05 AM, Jan 15 – 10:14 AM, Jan 16
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:43 PM, Jan 22 – 3:47 PM, Jan 23
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:13 PM, Jan 25 – 9:15 AM, Jan 26
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:02 AM, Jan 27 – 2:37 AM, Jan 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:30 AM, Jan 28 – 10:51 PM, Jan 28
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:50 PM, Jan 28 – 7:12 PM, Jan 29
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 10:50 PM, Jan 28 – 7:12 PM, 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:11 PM, Jan 29 – 3:50 PM, Jan 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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 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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