The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1978 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1900 (Kalayukta) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1978
Shaka Samvat 1900 (Kalayukta)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1978
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:30 PM, Aug 9 – 2:36 PM, Aug 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 7:16 PM, Aug 17 – 3:42 PM, Aug 18
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 7:16 PM, Aug 17 – 3:42 PM, Aug 18
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 5:12 AM, Aug 25 – 6:14 AM, Aug 26
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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.