The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1987 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1909 (Prabhava) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1987
Shaka Samvat 1909 (Prabhava)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1987
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 3:03 AM, Aug 7 – 11:33 PM, Aug 7
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 7:37 PM, Aug 8 – 3:46 PM, Aug 9
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 1:34 AM, Aug 16 – 2:10 AM, Aug 17
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Vinayaka Chavithi
Tithi 10:12 PM, Aug 27 – 11:03 PM, Aug 28
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 10:58 PM, Aug 28 – 11:19 PM, Aug 29
The seven sages are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:13 PM, Aug 29 – 11:01 PM, Aug 30
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.