The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1976 opens in September during Shaka Samvat 1898 (Nala) of the Hindu calendar.
September 1976
Shaka Samvat 1898 (Nala)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 1976
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Mahalaya Amavasya
Tithi 4:36 AM, Sep 23 – 1:32 AM, Sep 24
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Bathukamma Begins
Tithi 4:36 AM, Sep 23 – 1:32 AM, Sep 24
Telangana's flower festival of Goddess Gauri begins on Mahalaya Amavasya.
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 1:25 AM, Sep 24 – 10:03 PM, Sep 24
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durgashtami / Mahanavami
Tithi 5:22 AM, Sep 30 – 3:54 AM, Oct 1
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.