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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 1986 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1908 (Kshaya) of the Hindu calendar.

October 1986

Shaka Samvat 1908 (Kshaya)

Ashwina – Kartika

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Festivals & Vrats in October 1986

  • Mahalaya Amavasya

    Friday, 3 October 1986 Amavasya

    Tithi 1:52 AM, Oct 3 – 12:34 AM, Oct 4

    The new moon closing Pitru Paksha.

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  • Bathukamma Begins

    Friday, 3 October 1986 Amavasya

    Tithi 1:52 AM, Oct 3 – 12:34 AM, Oct 4

    Telangana's flower festival of Goddess Gauri begins on Mahalaya Amavasya.

  • Sharad Navratri

    Saturday, 4 October 1986 Pratipada

    Tithi 12:25 AM, Oct 4 – 10:37 PM, Oct 4

    The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.

    Vrat Vidhi → Gallery →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 8 October 1986 Panchami

    Tithi 12:46 PM, Oct 8 – 10:21 AM, Oct 9

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

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  • Durgashtami / Mahanavami

    Friday, 10 October 1986 Saptami

    Tithi 10:16 AM, Oct 9 – 8:02 AM, Oct 10

    The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.

  • Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja

    Sunday, 12 October 1986 Dashami

    Tithi 4:07 AM, Oct 12 – 2:28 AM, Oct 13

    Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.

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  • Atla Taddi Vrat

    Monday, 20 October 1986 Tritiya

    Tithi 3:22 AM, Oct 20 – 5:08 AM, Oct 21

    Married women of Andhra and Telangana fast and offer atlu (dosas) to Goddess Gauri for the well-being of their husbands.

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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.