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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.

Telugu 1953 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana) of the Hindu calendar.

January 1953

Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana)

Pausha – Magha

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Festivals & Vrats in January 1953

  • Bhogi

    Tuesday, 13 January 1953 Trayodashi

    Tithi 3:27 AM – 1:33 AM, Jan 14

    The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti.

  • Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga)

    Wednesday, 14 January 1953 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 1:21 AM – 10:48 PM

    The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.

  • Kanuma

    Thursday, 15 January 1953 Amavasya

    Tithi 10:42 PM, Jan 14 – 7:41 PM

    The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti.

  • Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)

    Monday, 19 January 1953 Panchami

    Tithi 6:39 AM, Jan 19 – 3:45 AM, Jan 20

    The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.

    Puja Vidhi →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 20 January 1953 Shashthi

    Tithi 3:55 AM, Jan 20 – 1:28 AM, Jan 21

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

    Vrat Food →

  • Ratha Saptami

    Wednesday, 21 January 1953 Saptami

    Tithi 1:38 AM, Jan 21 – 11:43 PM, Jan 21

    Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.

  • Bhishma Ashtami

    Thursday, 22 January 1953 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:51 PM, Jan 21 – 10:33 PM, Jan 22

    Tarpan is offered to Bhishma on Magha Shukla Ashtami.

  • Thaipusam

    Thursday, 29 January 1953 Purnima

    Tithi 2:59 AM, Jan 29 – 5:07 AM, Jan 30

    Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.

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.