The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1968 opens in September during Shaka Samvat 1890 (Kilaka) of the Hindu calendar.
September 1968
Shaka Samvat 1890 (Kilaka)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 1968
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Mahalaya Amavasya
Tithi 6:18 PM, Sep 21 – 4:41 PM, Sep 22
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Bathukamma Begins
Tithi 6:18 PM, Sep 21 – 4:41 PM, Sep 22
Telangana's flower festival of Goddess Gauri begins on Mahalaya Amavasya.
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 4:42 PM, Sep 22 – 2:37 PM, Sep 23
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durgashtami / Mahanavami
Tithi 11:40 PM, Sep 28 – 9:32 PM, Sep 29
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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.