The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1961 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1882 (Sharvari) · Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1961
Shaka Samvat 1882 (Sharvari) · Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 1961
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Holi (Kamadahanam)
Tithi 2:40 PM, Feb 28 – 5:01 PM, Mar 1
The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Ugadi (Telugu New Year)
Tithi 12:19 AM – 9:40 PM
The Telugu new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when Ugadi pachadi is shared.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:05 PM, Mar 21 – 5:49 PM, Mar 22
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 9:21 PM, Mar 24 – 11:45 PM, Mar 25
The wedding of Sita and Rama (Sitarama Kalyanam) on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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.