The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1951 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1873 (Khara) of the Hindu calendar.
October 1951
Shaka Samvat 1873 (Khara)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1951
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 7:40 AM, Oct 1 – 6:27 AM, Oct 2
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durgashtami / Mahanavami
Tithi 6:35 PM, Oct 7 – 4:25 PM, Oct 8
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tithi 2:19 PM, Oct 9 – 12:25 PM, Oct 10
Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.
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Atla Taddi Vrat
Tithi 6:24 AM, Oct 17 – 7:39 AM, Oct 18
Married women of Andhra and Telangana fast and offer atlu (dosas) to Goddess Gauri for the well-being of their husbands.
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Deepavali
Tithi 9:24 PM, Oct 29 – 7:29 PM, Oct 30
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
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 Calendar
The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu 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.